Connect the Dots Checking for Understanding: Navigation Acts

What is the economic system that the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain was based on?

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

According to mercantilism, how does a country earn profits?

• By trading equally with other countries

• By producing more goods than it consumes

• By exporting more goods than it imports

• By importing more goods than it exports

What was one of the main purposes of the Navigation Acts?

• To promote trade between the colonies and Africa

• To allow colonies to trade freely with other European nations

• To ensure all colonial trade was conducted on British ships

• To reduce the taxes on imports and exports

Why were the Navigation Acts difficult to enforce?

• The British navy was too small

• The colonies had no interest in trading with other nations

• The colonies were too close to Britain

• Smuggling was common and Britain couldn't control all ports

What was the role of the American colonies in the mercantilist system?

• To become independent from Britain

• To help Britain become more powerful than its competitors

• To trade freely with other European nations

• To produce goods only for local consumption

What was one effect of the Navigation Acts on colonial trade?

• It required all colonial trade to pass through England

• It reduced the cost of shipping goods

• It eliminated customs duties on imports and exports

• It allowed colonies to trade freely with other nations

What was the purpose of collecting customs duties under the Navigation Acts?

• To promote free trade

• To reduce the cost of goods

• To support colonial independence

• To increase Britain's wealth