Who benefited from the navigation act and how did they benefit?

Answer 1

The Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies. These laws bolstered trade within the British empire, minimizing financial loses to foreign powers. The Navigation Acts were particularly crippling to Dutch traders, and led to a boom of industrialization and commerce in London. The Navigation Acts also led a sharp increase in the quantity and quality of the Royal British Navy, which led to England becoming a world super-power.