The Navigation Acts

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.
A planter in the Virginia Colony trades tobacco to a South Carolina plantation owner for cotton.
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Answer 1

According to the passage, the Navigation Acts established strict rules regarding the transport of goods between the British colonies and England. Specifically, goods produced in the colonies or imported from foreign countries had to be carried in British ships.

Let's analyze each of the given options:

A. A farmer in Georgia trades food goods with a shipbuilder in Massachusetts.

• This activity does not involve international shipping or the import/export of restricted commodities, so it would be legal.

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

• This scenario is illegal under the Navigation Acts because it involves importing goods (fur from Spain) into the colonies in a non-British vessel.

C. A trader in London purchases wine directly off of a ship from the southern coast of France.

• This would also be illegal, as the Navigation Acts required that such imports be carried by British ships.

D. A planter in the Virginia Colony trades tobacco to a South Carolina plantation owner for cotton.

• This transaction is purely intra-colonial and does not violate the Navigation Acts because it does not involve foreign goods.

Based on this analysis, the answer is B: A merchant in the Maryland Colony unloads fur from a Spanish ship in exchange for corn.