American History –Navigation Acts

Type in the question you are answering above your response, clearly state your position and 2-3 of the main points you intend to discuss in the first paragraph. In the following paragraphs cite facts from the documents to support your position and explain how/why these facts support your position. Reference the documents, relevant video lecture, video clips and the text if applicable within your essay in parenthesis after the passage it references. The last paragraph, your conclusion, should sum up your main points/facts and explain how/why they support your position. The length requirement is 1 to 1 1/2 pages single-spaced.
As the economy of the American colonies grew, the British sought new ways to control this growth and limit the potential of the colonies becoming an economic rival. The Navigation Acts document is lengthy, but it is comprised of the revisions to the act over a period of 36 years. Look at each section and note the changes from the previous version and what products fall under its jurisdiction. The second document provides a brief explanation of the benefits of mercantilism for colonial powers.
Navigation Acts 1660-1696 (Links to an external site.)
Mercantilist Ideas 1664; Thomas Mun (Links to an external site.)
Why did the British revise the Navigation Acts and change the goods covered by it? Which colonies were impacted most by the Navigation Acts and why?
What were the adverse effects of mercantilism on the colonies and did they serve to fuel the move for independence from Britain?
Did the Navigation Acts benefit or damage British mercantilist policies? Cite examples.
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