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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Navigation acts. (search)
fter taking the usual oaths to perform the duties of custom-house officers, and to seize persons suspected of being engaged in illicit trade. This measure aroused the most violent opposition in the colonies. Nearly all the nations of Europe, after the downfall of Napoleon and the return of peace, adopted a very discriminating policy in favor of their own shipping. Of the effect of this policy the navigating interest of the United States loudly complained; and, finally, by the act of March 1, 1816, copied from the famous English Navigation Act, the Americans retaliated. Importations by foreign ships were to be limited to the produce of their respective countries—a provision not to apply except to nations having a similar regulation. The coasting-trade, hitherto open to foreign vessels, was now restricted to those American built and owned. To promote the increase of American seamen, all coasting and fishing vessels were required to have crews three-fourths of whom were American