So, the British Parliament imposed several acts, one of them was the Navigation Act. Under this act, the raw material such as tobacco and beaver fur cultivated in America must be exported to Britain for production and only British manufactured goods could be imported in America. This worked great for Britain, however, not for the colonial economy in the long run. At first, this act was beneficial to both the parties, Britain could manufacture the material and sell to other countries for great wealth and the colonies had a stable market for exporting. But, as time went on, the prolific tobacco cultivation became too large for the British market to accommodate, thus, the price went down and the colonial farmers lost money. The economy, which was based on these stable crops such as tobacco was in downfall. Furthermore, the colonies could only imported British-made goods, which were highly priced due to taxes and cost of production and transported. Lastly, the colonies were forced to issue large amount of money due to the lack of currency, which led to inflation; the money had little value. So, due to mercantilism, the income declined due to the lowered price of tobacco, British-imported goods got more expensive and the money inflated, the economy of colonial was developing backward, rather than
So, the British Parliament imposed several acts, one of them was the Navigation Act. Under this act, the raw material such as tobacco and beaver fur cultivated in America must be exported to Britain for production and only British manufactured goods could be imported in America. This worked great for Britain, however, not for the colonial economy in the long run. At first, this act was beneficial to both the parties, Britain could manufacture the material and sell to other countries for great wealth and the colonies had a stable market for exporting. But, as time went on, the prolific tobacco cultivation became too large for the British market to accommodate, thus, the price went down and the colonial farmers lost money. The economy, which was based on these stable crops such as tobacco was in downfall. Furthermore, the colonies could only imported British-made goods, which were highly priced due to taxes and cost of production and transported. Lastly, the colonies were forced to issue large amount of money due to the lack of currency, which led to inflation; the money had little value. So, due to mercantilism, the income declined due to the lowered price of tobacco, British-imported goods got more expensive and the money inflated, the economy of colonial was developing backward, rather than