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How did the British Navigation Acts effect Dutch shipping?
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The Dutch at the time had the largest merchant fleet of all Europe and were the premier shippers of any bulk goods between any countries in Europe. England's Navigation act - activated solely to give a boost to English shipping and commerce - dictated that from now on, any goods shipped to or from England could only be transported by an English ship or by a ship of the other country concerned in producing or buying the goods in the ship.
Since no other European country (except for the Dutch) had a merchant fleet to speak of, this meant that any trade to and from England would effectively be serviced by only English ships. This again meant that the Dutch in one stroke lost a large part of their market: even if only part of a cargo was meant for England, the English claimed exclusivity for that trade, too.
The Navigation Act led first to massive lay-offs in the major (all harbor) cities of the Dutch Republic and to four consecutive wars between Holland and Britain which in sports terms led to two wins, one loss and a draw in favour of the British.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoIn 1651 the new government in England passed the first Navigation Act. This act may be considered to be a political act aside from an economic one to help their mercantile system.Most see it aimed directly at the Netherlands, leaders in ship trade cargo. It meant that English ships were the ones to be used for trade among England and her colonies.
Great Britain also demanded that Dutch ships "salute" the Union Jack when using the English channel. The result of this were minor conflicts in 1652 through 1764. The British also annexed the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam New York ) but gave the Netherlands a colony in the West Indies.
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