According to economic structuralists, what were the Stamp Act and the Navigation Acts examples of?
A)Trade provisions aimed at giving firms in the colonizing country an advantage over those in the colony
B)Investment policies that gave an advantage to businesses in the colonial territories
C)Burdensome economic policies that cost England's treasury dearly and eventually encouraged them to free the American colonies
D)Important trade subsidies that allowed the American colonies' enterprises to grow rapidly

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The Stamp Act and the Navigation Acts were designed to regulate colonial trade in a manner that favored English economic interests. These acts restricted the colonies' trade with countries other than England and ensured that the economic benefits of colonial trade flowed primarily to the British economy, thus giving firms in the colonizing country (England) an advantage over those in the colonies.

According to Economic Structuralists, What Were the Stamp Act and the Navigation