Iron, Navigation, and Molasses Act
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The Navigation Act of 1651 made it hard for foreign countries and even their own colonies, to import their goods into England. Everything from the colonies had to travel to England on British ships.
The Navigation Acts were imposed on the American colonies by England in order to restrict trade with every country except England. It affected them negatively because they were no longer allowed to trade with anyone except their home country, and therefore their goods and supplies were being controlled. Trade was kept inside the British Empire, and for the most part, the colonists obeyed the acts. However it was one of the things that sparked tension between the colonies and England.
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In 1763 the Governor-general, Sir Jeffrey Amherst told the Indian tribes that the colonies would no longer make annual gifts to the tribes, and this was taken as an insult. Colonists continued to encroach on Indian lands, and did so even after the Proclamation of 1763 that attempted to restrict westward expansion.
The reasons the Navigation Acts were not initially enforced by England was because they were hard to enforce. American harbors where ships could be unloaded were out-of-the-way. The Acts did not successfully control the trade. Smuggling was a common practice in the colonies and England. Also, people who could get a better price from a Dutch ship would often want to, no matter how loyal. It came down to whether or not you could afford it.