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Events on Monday 9 October 1651 1
1651English Parliament passes the Navigation ActTrade law aimed squarely at Dutch shippingThe Commonwealth Parliament passed the Navigation Act on 9 October 1651, requiring goods imported into England to be carried on English ships or ships of the country of origin. The law struck directly at the Dutch carrying trade and set the stage for the First Anglo-Dutch War the following year.