Prior to the French and Indian War Great Britain had enacted the Navigation Acts to try and control the colonist’s taxes through import and export. The Navigation Acts only affected the merchants by limiting who they could import and export with. The first act passed in 1660 limited the colonies to trade with England and forgo trade with other countries only be able to trade with England. The second act passed in 1663 allowing England to take the goods from the colonies and adding another tax before exporting to other countries. The third act passed in 1673 required each colony to add a tax on goods being transferred with in the states. Even though England had enforce the Navigation Acts they did not profit from it as they wanted to because
