The Navigation Acts

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Navigation Acts

• A) placed tariffs on the import of British goods by the colonies.
• B) prohibited trade between the British West Indies and the colonies.
• C) allowed colonial trade on British ships commanded by foreign captains.
• D) encouraged trade between the colonies and the Dutch.
• E) None of the above is correct.

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