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To control the trade in the American colonies. The Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies, occurring from 1651 to about 1851. The purpose of these laws was to ensure that only England benefited from colonial trade.
Jay O'Connell
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∙ 11y agoIt was not Britain who passed the Navigation Acts, it was England (it seems like splitting hairs, but it is an important distinction). The Acts were passed to prevent the colonies from trading with other European countries, which would mean that the king would not be making a profit off of his own colonies. Where the main cause of economic success in the British Isles was the result of London being the largest center of trade in the world, losses in trade that might result from direct colonial trade with continental Europe could prove very harmful to the economic and political sectors.
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Did the 1651 trade law called the navigation act prevented American colonist from selling their goods to Britain?
No. It made them trade with Britain.
What was not an elements of the navigation acts?
what was navigation act in 1660
How did the stamp act differ from the proclamation line and the navigation act?
The Stamp Act was created to tax the colonists. Britain needed money and believed that the colonies should pay for it, since they were providing them with "protection" and it cost money to do so. The Proclamation Line was to separate the colonies from the rest of America, the part where the Native Americans were, to protect them. As to the Navigation Act, I have no clue.
How did the sugar act differ from the navigation acts?
The Sugar Act was a tax law which cut the tax on sugar and molasses in the colonies in half, but increased the enforcement of the tax collection. The Navigation Acts were trade laws which forbid any country other than Britain from directly trading with the American colonies. All they really had in common was being directed at America by Britain so Britain would make more money.
What British law not enforced before 1763?
Navigation Act
Was the navigation act in great Britain?
No
What year did England pass the navigation acts?
The Navigation act was passed in 1651.
What year did the englands pass the navagatioWhat year did the England pass the navigation act?
In 1651
Did the 1651 trade law called the navigation act prevented American colonist from selling their goods to Britain?
No. It made them trade with Britain.
Why did Britain pass the stamp act?
to screw up their economy
Was the navigation act after the quartering act?
no the navigation act was before the quartering act
What is the decalarty act of 1766?
The declaratory act of 1766 is an act Britain used to replace the stamp act the declaratory act is to- proclaim the right of Britain to pass laws regulating the colonies(including trade)
What caused Britain to pass the intolerable act?
the Boston Tea Party
How did the sugar act differ from the navigation act?
The Sugar Act was a tax law which cut the tax on sugar and molasses in the colonies in half, but increased the enforcement of the tax collection. The Navigation Acts were trade laws which forbid any country other than Britain from directly trading with the American colonies. All they really had in common was being directed at America by Britain so Britain would make more money.
When did Britain pass Coercive Act against Massachusetts?
28th March, 1774.
Why did the parliament pass the navigation acts?
Parliament passed the Navigation Acts to keep all the profits from the colonies for England. They banned trade in colonial ports with any foreign country other than England. Thus, goods couldn't go straight to Europe, bypass Britain and keep British merchants from making money.
What year did the molasses act pass?
The Molasses Act was passed in March, 1733 by the Parliament of Great Britain.
