Question

Why were the British colonists upset about England's Navigation Acts?

Answer 1

The Navigation Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade. ... The Navigation Acts inflamed the hostilities of American colonists and proved a significant contributing event leading up to the revolution

Answer 2

The navigation acts controlled the trading rights of the colonies in America. The laws allowed the colonist to only trade with Britain and not with the rest of Europe. The laws helped in generating wealth for England. The navigation acts made colonists angry because they reduced the economic opportunities for the colonies. These acts eventually helped in bring on the Revolutionary War in America.