Navigation Acts

Question 1

When were the Navigation Acts enacted?

Answer 1

1651

Question 2

What were the Navigation Acts?

Answer 2

British wanted to dominate inter. trade

Question 3

Who were these acts aimed at?

Answer 3

The Dutch

Question 4

What did they do?

Answer 4

Banned foreign ships from transporting goods to the B. colonies and to England itself

Question 5

Why were these positive

Answer 5

Gace American colonists the chance to provide ships for Britain’s growing trade interests and use ships for their own trade– By end of FIW, 1/3 of shops were built in American colonies