The Navagation Acts were established by the British government in 1650. They were established to make sure all the exports coming out of the British Colonies were being shipped to England, and no other countries. Therefore, it doesn't allow the British Colonies to recieve any goods imported from other countries, like Africa, and South America. This made it so the colonies could only ship out non-finished items, like food, lumber, and metal, and they could only recieve finished items, like clothing, mattresses, and paper. This limited the colonists trade, and was starting to aggravate them, adding to the start of the revolutionary war. They were established to make sure all the exports coming out of the British Colonies were being shipped to England, and no other countries. Therefore, it doesn't allow the British Colonies to recieve any goods imported from other countries, like Africa, and South America. This made it so the colonies could only ship out non-finished items, like food, lumber, and metal, and they could only recieve finished items, like clothing, mattresses, and paper. This limited the colonists trade, and was starting to aggravate them, adding to the start of the revolutionary war. |
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The picture to the left was an example of the documents brought to the colonies to inform them of the acts.   The pictures above is the smuggling route the colonist used to smuggle in sugar, mollasses, and African Slaves. This trade route was mentioned earlier in the Slaves Section. It is called the Triangle Trade. |
