A direct long-term effect of the enforcement of the Navigation Acts was that it Contributed to the rise of colonial opposition, which led up to the independence movement.
Explanation:
The navigation acts dominated the trading rights of the colonies in America.
- The navigation act authorised the colonist to only trade with Britain.
- Trading with other Europeans (France, Dutch) was not permitted.
- The laws helped in generating wealth for England.
- The navigation acts made colonists offended as it reduced their economic opportunities in the colonies.
- It ultimately created hostile behaviour among the colonists as they began to fight for their rights and helped to bring on the Revolutionary War in America.
Therefore we can conclude that the Navigation Act assisted in the rise of the opposition towards the British in America.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
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