Objective: To analyze the causes and effects of the Navigation Acts of the 1660

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Objective To analyze the causes and effects of
the Navigation Acts of the 1660s.
A painting of a French seaport from 1638, at the
height of mercantilism, by Claude Lorrain.
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Navigation Acts (1660's)
furniture
lumber
tools
iron
textiles
cotton
1) Most products could be sold only to England.
Ex.) sugar, tobacco, indigo
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2) All products going to the colonies had to
first go through England where the products were
taxed.
spices
tea
tea
spices
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3) All ships used in trade had to be built in
either England or the colonies.
Mercantilism An economic system based on the
idea that a nation could increase its wealth by
importing raw materials from, and export finished
goods to, its colonies.
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Navigation Acts (1660's)
furniture
lumber
tools
iron
textiles
cotton
1) Most products could be sold only to England.
Ex.) sugar, tobacco, indigo
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There was an increase in smuggling in the
colonies.
Effects of the Navigation Acts
Colonists became angry when England began to
enforce the Navigation Acts.