1): Answers ====> They view the colonists pursuit of Foreign markets as a threat for the economy.
2): These acts benefited England, By passing all foreign goods through England and created jobs for them, and import taxes for their treasury.
3): These acts benefit the colonies by building ships and spurred in the colonial industry.
4): They hurt the merchants by resenting the trade restrictions and continued to smuggle illegal trade from and to other countries.
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