Navigation Acts Flashcards
1
Q
When were the Navigation Acts enacted?
A
1651
2
Q
What were the Navigation Acts?
A
British wanted to dominate inter. trade
3
Q
Who were these acts aimed at?
A
The Dutch
4
Q
What did they do?
A
Banned foreign ships from transporting goods to the B. colonies and to England itself
5
Q
Why were these positive
A
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
