Question

What was the MAIN purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by Parliament:

to authorize the British Navy to defend colonial ships

to fund the building of new merchant ships

to encourage colonial trade with foreign suppliers

to protect English merchants from competition

Answer 1

To encourage colonial trade with foreign suppliers

Step-by-step explanation:

The MAIN purpose of the navigation acts passed by Parliament was to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.