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how did the Navigation Acts support the mercantilist policies of the English government? PLSSS HELPPPP :,))

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The Acts were put in place to keep profitable trade under British control. The English wanted to keep as much wealth as possible from the colonies to themselves and therefore they put in place the Navigation Acts to enforce that.

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