Beginning in 1660, the _____ were passed by England in an attempt to control all colonial trade. Certain items, such as tobacco, sugar, or indigo could only be sold to England, limiting the trade markets available to the colonists.
A. Intolerable Acts
B. Navigation Act
C. Stamp Act
D. Townshend Act
B. The Navigation Acts. They were a series of laws passed by Britain to restrict trade from the colonies to the mother country passed in 1660. They formed the base for Britain's trade for over 200 years.