Between 1651 and 1673, the English Navigation Acts sought to
A)severely limit colonial trading and production competition.
B)limit the colonial manufacture of ships.
C)ban importation of the printing press to America.
D)prevent the importation of slaves on slave ships.
E)rechart the waters off the coast of North America.

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The English Navigation Acts were designed to tighten the government's control over trade between England, its colonies, and the rest of the world. They aimed to ensure that the trade benefited England and limited competition, particularly from the Dutch at the time. The acts restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between England and its colonies.

Between 1651 and 1673, the English Navigation Acts Sought to