1. Objective: To analyze the causes and effects of the Navigation Acts of the 1660’s.
A painting of an Italian seaport from 1638, at the height of mercantilism, by Claude Lorrain.

2. Ex.) lumber, cotton, iron, sugar, tobacco, indigo
Navigation Acts (1660's)
I’m bloody filthy rich!
furniture
lumber
tools
iron
textiles
cotton
1) Most products could be sold only to England.
Ex.) lumber, cotton, iron, sugar, tobacco, indigo

3. 2) All products going to the colonies had to first go through England where the products were taxed.
spices
tea
tea
spices

4. Video: Mercantilism Explained (1:53)
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 exporting finished goods to, its colonies.
Video: Mercantilism Explained (1:53) 

5. 1) Most products could be sold only to England.
Navigation Acts (1660's)
I’m bloody filthy rich!
furniture
Goed idée!
Good idea!
lumber
tools
Il serait moins coûteux pour le commerce direct avec l'Amérique!
We could buy our goods cheaper if we bought them directly from the Americans!
iron
textiles
Why do I have to pay the British such high prices?
¿Por qué debo pagar a los británicos tan altos precios?
cotton
1) Most products could be sold only to England.
Ex.) lumber, iron, cotton, sugar, tobacco, indigo

6. Effects of the Navigation Acts
• There was an increase in smuggling in the colonies.
• Colonists became angry when England began to enforce the Navigation Acts.
Navigation Acts – Summary (1:38)

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