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Series of laws passed by England in 1651 stating that English trade must be transported on English ships.

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the Navigation Acts

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In 1651, the British Parliament, in the first of what became known as the Navigation Acts, declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England, and that the North American colonies could only export its commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, to England.

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