Stuarts Imperial Expansion (copy)

When was the first Navigation Act? (no foreign ships allowed in British colonies)

When was the first Navigation Act? (no foreign ships allowed in British colonies)

1651

Second Navigation Act (goods such as tobacco and sugar could only be shipped from country of origin to Britain/ British colonies before being re-exported)

1660

Staple Act (restricted colonial imports from foreign countries)

1663

New Amsterdam renamed New York

1664

Plantation Duty Act (captains to deliver specified goods to England only or face penalties)

1673

First Anglo-Dutch war

1652-54

Treaty of Westminster (guaranteed Dutch accepting Nav Act)

1654

Second Anglo-Dutch war

1665-67

Third Anglo-Dutch war

1672-74

By 1700, how many slaves were there primarily in Caribbean colonies?

120,000

How many slaves were in the English colonies of North America in 1640?

None

How many pounds of Virginia tobacco were imported to England in 1620 compared to 1638?

55,000, 1.6 million

Which commodities could be exported from the Far East?

Spices, tea, pepper, silk

What did the East India company purchase from East Africa?

Slaves

Charles II issued a Royal Charter, giving the RAC a monopoly over West African trade

1663

When was the East India Company established?

1600

The East India Company had its charter revoked due to concern over the royalist leanings of its governors

1657

The East India Company regained its charter

1660

Privileges of East India Company

Allowed to issue its own coinage, acquire territories and make war without consent of the British government

What was in Catherine of Braganza’s dowry and how did Charles II use it for money?

Bombay, rented to East India Company for £10 a year