Classical Latin agnatus; from past participle of agnasci, to be born in addition to; from ad- , to + nasci, to be born: see genus. Origin of agnate.
Answers. Best Answer: The Navigation Acts were a series of Parliamentary laws passed to control the trade of Englandâs colonies. The original laws were enacted as a response to the success of Dutch shipping. Unfortunately, the Navigation Acts had economic impact on the fledgling American colonies.
Tea Act. The Tea Act of 1773 was created to help East India Company that had more than 15 million pounds of unsold tea sitting in British warehouses. The Tea Act allowed the East India Company to sell their tea directly to colonists and bypassing the merchants which would lower the price of the tea. The British thought that the colonists would agree to this because they would be able to buy tea at a lower rate than it was before the Tea Act. Parliament was surprised when the colonists protested the Tea Act. Colonial tea merchants were angry because they had been cut out of the tea trade and therefore were unable to make any money.