The main goal of the Navigation Acts of 1651 was to:
A) create a kingless republican government called a commonwealth founded on concepts like taxation only with representation.
B) keep English resources out of the hands of the French and the Dutch and curb the growth of colonial America.
C) relieve the shortage of labor in the areas surrounding the Mediterranean.
D) facilitate the movement of English Puritans to Massachusetts.
E) ensure that New England became the only colony where living conditions were fairly stable and comfortable.
B
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