marine to grow. This act was the first attempt to enforce .
merchantilism by England. The act proclaimed that all trade between .
France and English colonies, Europe and English colonies, and the .
colonies with themselves must be conducted on an english ship .
(Kurland). The British were hoping that this would boost the economy .
and expand the mercant marine. The failure of this act was caused by .
inadequate machinery to enforce the law. The english colonies publicly .
defied the act and kept on trading with the Dutch. The restoration of .
Charles II brought about major changes in 1660. All of the acts of the .
Commonwealth Parliament, including the Navigation Act of 1651, were .
considered illigal under his rule (Kurland). Charles II did not intend .
on doing away with the act, but revising it. The Navigation Act of .
1660 was a restatement of the 1651 act, but it also established a list .
of items including: tobacco, cotton, wool, and indigo, that couldn't .
be shipped outside of the British empire (Barck and Lefler). This Act .
made the english colonies frusterated for they could get a higher .
price for these items outside of the british empire. The Navigation .
Act worked as a disadvantage to the colonies, but helped the central .
economy and government of the british by excluding such raw materials .
from trade to other countries. The Staple Act of 1663 was an offshoot .
of the Navigation Acts. It stated that all European goods bound for .
the American colonies must first land at an english port and then be .
reshipped to America in English vessels (Kurland). The British would .
benefit from this act by imposing custom duties on goods, which cost .
would be passed to the american consumer. The english merchants would .
profit from handling, insurance, and shipping fees. This Act also .
provided for a naval officer in all colonial ports to insure the .
upholding of the mercantile law. From the American stand point, the .
Staple Act meant higher prices and a blatant attempt of the British to .