“The Navigation Acts, or more broadly the Acts of Trade and Navigation, was a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies. The laws also regulated England’s fisheries and restricted foreigners’ participation in its colonial trade.[1]”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation_Acts
Was the English Parliament trying to subjugate Dixie too?
IIRC, circa 1817 the U.S. Congress, lead by Southern Democrats passed a similar Navigation Act, signed into law by Southern Democrat President James Monroe.
At that time Southern cities like Charleston, Norfolk & Baltimore had thriving shipbuilding industries.
It was not until decades later that the new requirements for steam powered ships made such Southern manufacturing non-viable.
Now, according to DiogenesLamp, it was nefarious "Northeastern Power Brokers" who killed off Southern shipbuilding, through their control over Washington, D.C..
But if that were true, wouldn't the Congressional Record show many examples of Southern Democrat bills in Congress attempting to overthrow the alleged control of their Northeastern Power brethren?
And yet there are none, leading to yet another reason for chalking off DiogenesLamp's ideas as pure fantasies.
And you wonder why I have gotten bored with responding to you. You often argue like a little child.