USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1651, the British Parliament, in the first of what became known as the Navigation Acts, declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England, and that the North American colonies could only export its commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, to England.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Navigation Acts, while enriching Britain, caused resentment in the colonies and contributed to the American Revolution. The Navigation Acts required all of a colony’s imports to be either bought from Britain or resold by British merchants in Britain, regardless of the price obtainable elsewhere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Navigation Acts were a series of laws passed by the English Parliament to regulate shipping and maritime commerce. The Acts increased colonial revenue by taxing the goods going to and from British colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Navigation Acts of 1660 and 1696 restricted American trade in the following ways: Only British ships could transport imported and exported goods from the colonies. The only people allowed to trade with the colonies were British citizens.

Detailed explanation-5: -New regulations were put in place-the Navigation Ordinances-which effectively prevented the Dutch from having any part in England’s import trades. From now on only English shipping could convey foreign goods to England.