Alison&Alexis

Alexis deleted: **How the British economic policy of Mercantilism affect the colonists?**
 * Did it cause the American Revolution?**
 * Did non-enforcement of this policy help the development of Free Enterprise?** -Alison

The Navigation Acts of 1660 and 1696 restricted American trade in the following ways; 1. Only British ships could transport imported and exported goods from the colonies.2. The only people who were allowed to trade with the colonies had to be British citizens.3. Commodities such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton wool which were produced in the colonies could be exported only to British ports. Before 1763 the English civil war and the Glorious Revolution were taking place in Europe. During this time the British had to deal with the wars in Europe and really didn't enforce the Navigation Acts, due to their preoccupation with the war. Colonist then stopped following the laws, and smuggling and bribery became a common sight throughout the colonies. The colonists began trading with non-British colonies in the Caribbean, this trading contributed to many colonial merchants and farmers prospering. Britain once again tried to enforce these laws after the French and Indian War, but the colonists sternly objected. These acts aroused great hostility in the American colonies. The Navigation Acts were finally revoked in 1849 after Britain supported the policy of free trade.-GILI A nationalist form of early capitalism where national business interests are tied to state interests, and consequently, the state apparatus is utilized to advance national business interests abroad. Mercantilism holds that the wealth of a nation is increased through a positive balance of trade with other nations.www.wikipedia.org
 * Mercantilism **

Britain enforced mercentailism after the french and indian war because the goverment owed alot of money because of the war.


 * Salutary neglect** was an undocumented, though long-standing, [|British] policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the [|American colonies] obedient to [|Great Britain]. Prime Minister [|Robert Walpole] stated that "If no restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish".[|[][|1][|]] This policy, which lasted from about 1607 to 1763, allowed the enforcement of trade relations laws to be lenient. Walpole did not believe in enforcing the [|Navigation Acts], established under [|Oliver Cromwell] and [|Charles II] and designed to force the colonists to trade only with England, Scotland and Ireland,which were also under Britain's control. Successive British governments ended this policy through acts such as the [|Stamp Act] and [|Sugar Act], causing tensions within the colonies. [|www.wikipedia.org]