What was englands reason for the navigation acts?

Answer 1

To force colonists to buy goods from them.

Answer 2

The main reason for the Navigation Acts was the deterioration of English trade following the 80 Years War, and the lifting of the Spanish trade-embargoes on trade between the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic.

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Answer 3

The major impetus for the Navigation Acts was the ruinous deterioration of English trade in the aftermath of the Eighty Years War, and the concomitant lifting of the Spanish trade-embargoes on trade between the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic.

Answer 4

By forcing colonists to buy goods from them

Answer 5

To force colonists to buy goods from them.

Answer 6

To maximize the amount of revenue from their colonies.