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What is the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
Did the Navigation Acts have any impact on the economies of the colonies?
Yes, they did. The Navigation Acts restricted colonial trade, which had a negative impact on many colonial economies. For example, the Acts limited the number of goods that American colonists could export and forced them to buy certain goods only from Britain. This made it difficult for colonists to develop their own industries and trade relationships, which constrained their economic growth.