Question

How did Britain use the law in the passage to maintain

Answer 1

Answer: It limited colonies' trade interactions with the Dutch  and other foreign powers.

Explanation:

This is a part of the Navigation Acts that was passed by the English Parliament in an attempt to control trade in the American colonies and limit competition between the British and other foreign powers particularly the Dutch.

The Dutch and other countries had become great trading allies of the American colonies and the British felt their goods were not being patronised enough. This Act cut off the American colonies from other countries so that they they would trade with the British alone and patronise them.