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It is part of mercantilism. If England made it illegal for colonist to make these goods then they would have to buy them from English manufacturers and a dependence would be developed between colony and mothercountry. It can also be interpreted as keeping a colony from rebelling because that colony would not have the industrial means to produce the goods that England forbade them from producing.

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because people have nails

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4y ago

The colonists could not make enough to supply England

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Q: Why did England make it illegal for colonists to make certain goods like hats nails and horseshoes?
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