They were fearful of the power of the British government. They did not want someone to gain too much power over them once again.
The correct answer is "required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels."
The Navigation Act of 1651 required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels.
The English Navigation Acts acts heavily taxed goods shipped in the southern colonies and countries other than England.
The English monarchy wanted to exert control over the 13 colonies and get some funds to pay the debts of war, by collecting taxes. There were many taxes in those years. But specifically, the Navigation Acts were a series of English laws that controlled shipping and trade from the English colonies to other countries, limiting the participation of foreign people in commerce with the colonies. The Navigation Acts were passed in 1663, 1673, and 1696.
The philosophers during the middle ages believed that the geocentric model of the Universe was the one that is true. This model presupposed the Earth being the centre of the universe and the Sun revolving around the Earth - this, of course, isn't true.
C. Great Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S.
