The Navigation Acts (1651, 1660s)
- A
Encouraged free trade between the British colonies and all major European maritime powers
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Restricted colonial trade to British or colonial ships and required certain goods to pass through England
- C
Granted the colonies political independence, self-governing trade rights, and exemption from duties
- D
Were widely ignored by Britain and rarely enforced against colonial merchants engaged in smuggling
Explanation
Loosely enforced (salutary neglect) until 1763; afterward, stricter enforcement provoked colonial resentment.