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The Navigation Acts were a part of the English mercantile system.
Mid 17th Century
Referring to the period from approximately 1630 to 1670, marked by significant historical events, including the English Civil War and the early colonization of America.
Immigration
The process of individuals moving to a new country or region with the intention of settling and residing there.
Dutch West India Company
A 17th-century trading company chartered by the Netherlands to conduct commerce and colonization in the Americas and West Africa, also involved in the Atlantic slave trade.
"City Upon A Hill"
A metaphor derived from a sermon by Puritan leader John Winthrop, emphasizing the idea that the colony of Massachusetts should serve as a model of righteousness and Christian virtue for the world.
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