in America was Spain. The Spanish American colonies were not allowed to trade directly with Europe. Instead they had to funnel all of the sugar and tobacco, two common commodities of the new land, through Spain. When this was done, heavy custom duties were imposed and the

central government gained. Spanish American colonies were forced into providing precious metals and raw materials to the mother country. These colonies existed only to enrich Spain, even if the economic policies adversely effected the well-being of the colonies. This grip caused the central economy of Spain to grow at the expense of the colonies. During the duration of this period, the 1500's through the 1700's, mercantilism had a major effect on the economies in the new world. English speaking colonies were eff

The Staple Act of 1663 was an offshoot of the Navigation Acts. It stated that all European goods bound for the American colonies must first land at an English port and then be

The failure of this act was caused by inadequate machinery to enforce the law. The English colonies publicly defied the act and kept on trading with the Dutch. The restoration of Charles II brought about major changes in 1660. All of the acts of the Commonwealth Parliament, including the Navigation Act of 1651, were considered illegal under his rule (Kurland). Charles II did not intend on doing away with the act, but revising it. The Navigation Act of 1660 was a restatement of the 1651 act, but it also established a list of items including: tobacco, cotton, wool, and indigo, that couldn't be shipped outside of the British empire (Barck and Lefler). This Act made the English colonies frustrated for they could get a higher price for these items outside of the British empire. The Navigation Act worked as a disadvantage to the colonies, but helped the central economy and government of the British by excluding such raw materials from trade to other countries.

Now the colonies were objecting to the decreased tax. Before, the tax was not collected or enforced so the Americans were happy. Now that the tax was collected the Americans were feeling the threat of British rule. The British government was regarding the colonies as a source of revenue. The colonies also noticed how the money was being spent and objected to it. The British talked of how they needed money to support troops in America. The troops were not there to protect the colonies, but to enforce British rule. The troops were stationed at ports, not in the interior where the threat of attack was the greatest. America existed for the sole purpose of strengthening the central government of England. Unlike the rest of the Acts passed for the improvement of the British government, the Stamp Act caused the biggest political storm. Everyone from small farmers to merchants were effected. The parliament wanted the colonist to pay for some imperial expenses. To do this, parliament !

In conclusion, the whole purpose for England to develop and carry out the Acts they passed were to stay in control of the colony's economy and better their central government. The British troops were not there to protect, but to carry out English laws. The Stamp Act was developed to control the media a

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