Why did the Navigation Acts increase political tension in the colonies, even though they didn’t hurt the colonial economy very much?
Choose 1 answer:
A) They led to competition and conflict among different colonies.
B) They placed heavy taxes on all goods imported from Britain.
C) They angered influential groups and limited colonial autonomy.
D) They slowed down trade between the colonies and England.
The correct answer is: C) They angered influential groups and limited colonial autonomy.
The Navigation Acts increased political tension because they restricted colonial trade to England and its colonies, which limited the economic independence and self-governance of the colonists. Many influential groups in the colonies resented these restrictions as they felt it undermined their rights and ability to make independent economic decisions, leading to conflict with British authorities.