It was just another form of slavery
These laws were known as Navigation Acts. Their purpose was to regulate the trade of the empire and to enable the mother country to derive a profit from the colonies which had been planted overseas.
It was an attack weapon which caused other countries to get tensions and that lead to war. it would also have mass detrition an greater goods.
- did not fear the spread of emancipation or slave uprisings
- were sympathetic to Louverture and the revolt against French rule
