How did these acts benefit England?
The Tudor monarchs had the flimsiest of claims to the English throne, so Henry VII asserted his right to the throne of England by virtue of being descended from the British King Arthur. Because the Tudor claim to the throne was essentially based on Welsh lineage, it was necessary to the Tudor dynasty to insist that Wales and England were one country. The Acts of Union were not primarily intended for the benefit of England or Wales - they were for the benefit of the Tudors.
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 acts encouraged shipbuilding.
The acts encouraged shipbuilding.
The acts encouraged shipbuilding.
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the English passed the navagation acts in the year 1660
In the 1600s, various laws were passed that affected specific groups, such as the Navigation Acts in England that restricted trade to benefit British merchants, the Code Noir in France that regulated the lives of slaves and free people of color in colonies, and the Witchcraft Acts in England that targeted individuals, mostly women, accused of witchcraft with severe penalties.
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes that were passed by England on its American colonies. The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767.
In England
The Navigation Acts were designed to restrict foreign shipping for trade between the colonies and England. The goal was to force the colonies to only trade with England.