The Navigation Acts,implemented in the American colonies by Britain in the mid-seventeenth century,were originally intended to

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The Navigation Acts were designed to restrict colonial trade with countries other than Britain, specifically targeting the Dutch and French. The goal was to increase Britain's wealth and power by giving British merchants a monopoly on the colonial trade. While the Acts did generate revenue for the crown, this was not their primary intent. The Acts did not aim to make the colonies more self-sufficient or to build up their shipbuilding industry.

The Navigation Acts,implemented in the American Colonies by Britain in the Mid-Seventeenth