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The Navigation Laws said that goods carried to and from the Colonies had to be carried on English ships. This prompted English ships to be used for the taking of goods much like the pirates did.
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navigation acts
A series of English laws that required the American colonies to trade primarily with England; set duties on some goods
The Navigation Acts were a series of laws imposed by Britain on its American colonies. Its main purpose was to restrict colonial trade in order to prevent the colonies from smuggling goods from other countries. All goods that were traded with the colonies had to be sent to a British port before being sent to the colonies. That way, the British could tax the goods and they could make sure that nothing was being smuggled into the colonies. The colonists were unhappy with the laws and tensions quickly emerged.
The Navigation Acts.
The Navigation Laws were only loosely enforced in the American colonies because they would of had to spend more money on soldiers for protection. however, the America's did not have the money for this.
The English Navigation Acts (1650-1673) were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies
Navigation acts is a series of laws. These series of acts restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies
The Navigation Acts, directed the flow of goods between England and the colonies. Colonial merchants who had goods to send to England could not use foreign ships- even if those ships offered cheaper rates. The Navigation Acts also prevented the colonies from sending certain products, such as sugar or tobacco, outside England's empire.
Navigation acts
To ensure that only England benefited from trade with the colonies, Parliament passed several laws between 1615 and 1637. These Navigation Acts directed the trade between England and the colonies.