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.
It was in 1651, during the times of Cromwell that the first of the famous Navigation Acts was passed. The acts in principal stated that no goods grown or manufactured in Asia, Africa or America should be transported to England except in English vessels.