The action lowered morale. this did not lower morale as many common folk did not understand the need for ports and thought themselves self sufficient.
the people of this fair country
Mercantilism- beliefs in the benefits of profitable trading
import- bringing food into a country
export- sending goods to another county
enumerated article- goods that the english colonies exported to england
legislature- the legislative body of a country or state
indentured servant- a person who has contracted to work unpaid for a few years in exchange to come to north america
navigation acts- a declaration that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England
dominion of new england- a union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
english bill of rights- an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II
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