Why Did Cromwell Initially Create the Navigation Act of 1651

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why did Cromwell initially create the Navigation Act of 1651?

• A) to help the French preserve their empire in North America and thereby earn their support in a war against Spain
• B) to remove the requirement that all colonial products be shipped through England and increase the role of other countries in shipping
• C) to give the colonies greater control over their own economies and cause them to rely less on England's resources
• D) to hurt the Dutch economy because Dutch ships carried English goods to and from America at much cheaper prices
• E) to penalize Dutch ships for refusing to carry English goods and thereby to open new avenues of trade with them

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