Question

According to the Navigation Act, goods imported into the English colonies could only come:
Responses

A directly from any foreign countrydirectly from any foreign country

B on ships belonging to England or its colonieson ships belonging to England or its colonies

C from ships flying foreign flagsfrom ships flying foreign flags

D without any restrictions

Answer 1

B

The Navigation Acts required that colonial trade be conducted on English (or colonial) ships — a law to ensure England controlled and profited from colonial commerce.