Linking to other posters won’t cut it. I’m doing my own research. So far, I found no legislation actually titled “The Navigation Act of 1817” or anything like that. Maybe the Library of Congress will respond to my inquiry. In any event, no, I actually do care about your information. I’d just like more than “because you say so” or “some other poster says so.”
Didn't I predict that you really didn't want the information, and that you would reject it if it didn't fit with what you wish to believe?
I’m doing my own research. So far, I found no legislation actually titled “The Navigation Act of 1817” or anything like that.
Yeah, you're late to the game. I found the actual text of the "Navigation Act of 1817" many years ago. I think there might be a link to it in that thread I linked somewhere. Several people went to some great length in that thread to explain the effects of the Navigation act of 1817 and how it adversely affected Southern shipping and trade while helping consolidate power in New York.
You could just try reading through that thread.