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.
The Townshend Acts were four laws, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that angered colonists in North America. Because the colonists were not represented in Parliament, they thought the passage of the acts was unfair. Like the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts, the Townshend Acts helped lead to the American Revolution.