This meaning belongs to "the Monroe doctrine"<span />
Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region.
The Navigation Acts (1651, 1660) were acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
1) This man wanted a job in America but they weren’t employing Irish men.
2) He wanted to give the employer a black eye and tell him that it is an honor to be an Irish man.
