New Zealand and Canada
To give England most of the profit from trade with the colonies.
they had to trade with England
For the New England merchants, the middle passage was by far the most lucrative of the three legs of the triangular trade.
how was England involved in global trade?
Rhode Island
England was one of the most important countries during colonial times. The country strengthened its trade empire by expanding its colonization and discovering new ways to reach India.
The rules for the trade rules were that you could not secretly trade, women could not trade, and you couldn't trade things that were needed in the area.
English law required Colonists to trade with England.
It is not clear to what period or what kind of trade you are referring. If it's the trade after the discovery of the Americas the countries most involved were Spain and Portugal and later, England. If it's the transatlantic slave trade, the countries involved were England and the United States, and to a lesser extent Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
To enforce mercantilism England passed the NAVIGATION ACTS, (Trade Acts) beginning in 1651. These acts were designed to control trade with its colonies. These laws forced the colonies to trade only with England. England passed other Trade Acts that continued to control colonial trade.
The Navigation Acts required the colonies to trade only with England.