U.S.History-Colonial-Solve-Identify-07

By WScott | July 11, 2025

The _________________ were a series of English laws enacted between 1651 and 1696 that regulated trade and shipping between Great Britain and its colonies. These acts, rooted in mercantilist principles, aimed to bolster English economic power by restricting colonial trade to English or colonial ships and ensuring that certain goods were shipped only to England or other English colonies.