The first of these was passed in 1651, with the primary rule that no goods grown or manufactured in Africa, the Americas, or Asia could be brought into England except in English vessels. Additionally, goods from any European country imported into England must be brought in British ships or in the ships of the country that produced them.

Question

The first of these was passed in 1651, with the primary rule that no goods grown or manufactured in Africa, the Americas, or Asia could be brought into England except in English vessels. Additionally, goods from any European country imported into England must be brought in British ships or in the ships of the country that produced them.
In 1660, a more infamous part of this act was passed. It forbade importing goods into or exporting goods out of the British colonies unless British ships were used in the process. Additionally, certain products such as cotton, sugar, & tobacco could not be shipped to any country except England or to another English colony.

According to the passage, which of these choices would have been ILLEGAL in the late 1600s?
Responses
A	A farmer in Georgia trades food goods with a shipbuilder in Massachusetts.A farmer in Georgia trades food goods with a shipbuilder in Massachusetts.
B	A merchant in the Maryland Colony unloads fur from a Spanish ship in exchange for corn.
A merchant in the Maryland Colony unloads fur from a Spanish ship in exchange for corn.
C	A trader in London purchases wine directly off of a ship from the southern coast of France.
A trader in London purchases wine directly off of a ship from the southern coast of France.
D	A planter in the Virginia Colony trades tobacco to a South Carolina plantation owner for cotton.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Based on the information provided in the passage regarding the trade restrictions established by English law in the late 1600s, the option that would have been ILLEGAL is:

B: A merchant in the Maryland Colony unloads fur from a Spanish ship in exchange for corn.

This action would be illegal because the passage indicates that only British ships could be used to import goods into the colonies, and the fur from the Spanish ship would violate that rule. All imports from non-British ships were prohibited under the Navigation Acts as described.