The mercantilism as a economic policy allows the government to regulate and control the trade and always favors trade monopoly. British adopted various policies which supported their mercantilist and one among them was the passing of Navigation Acts. The Navigation act in 1751 gave British ships transport monopoly with regard to transportation of materials from colonies to England which effectively restricted the colonies to trade with other countries. In this way we see the Navigation Acts supported the mercantillist policies of British government.
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Federalists, they felt that this addition wasn't necessary, because they believed that the Constitution as it stood only limited the government not the people.
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