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What year did England pass the navigation acts?
The Navigation act was passed in 1651.
What were The Navigation Acts designed to promote?
Mercantilism
The main purpose of the Navigation acts was to?
The original intention of the Navigation Acts was to prevent the French and Dutch from trading with the colonies. It formed middle man system which required goods exported by the colonies to have to go through Britain first before going to Europe.
What were the Navigation Acts designed to do?
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.
Who were involved in the Navigation Acts?
The Navigation Acts occured throughout the late 17th century. If America was to trade with another foreign country i.e. The Netherlands, Scotland, etc. they would first have to give some of the traded profit to the British, because Great Britain allowed America to use their ships. There were 6 acts in total, the first being in 1651 and the last occurring in 1663.
