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Why did many traders ignore the Navigation Acts and buy sugar and molasses from non-English colonies in the West Indies?

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Once under British control, regulations were imposed on the colonies that allowed the colony to produce only raw materials and to trade only with Britain. Many colonists resented the Navigation Acts because they increased regulation and reduced their opportunities for profit, while England profited from colonial work.

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I believe the answer is: Demands for such products was high and the profits were to.

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