PLSSS Refer to the passage.

"From thence forward no Goods or Commodities whatsoever shall be Imported into or Exported out of any Lands, Islands, Plantations, or Territories to his Majesty belonging or in his possession or which may hereafter belong unto or be in the possession of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors in Asia, Africa, or America in any other Ship or Ships, Vessel or Vessels whatsoever but in such Ships or Vessels as do truly and without fraud belong only to the people of England or Ireland, Dominion of Wales, or Town of Berwick upon Tweede, or are of the built of, and belonging to any of the said Lands, Islands, Plantations, or Territories as the Proprietors and right Owners thereof and whereof the Master, and three fourths of the Mariners at least are English under the penalty of the Forfeiture and Loss of all the Goods and Commodities.”

Excerpt from Britain’s Navigation Acts, enacted to encourage and increase shipping and navigation, 1660

How did Britain use the law in the passage to maintain power over its colonies?

It eliminated the colonies’ ability to regulate their own economies.
It restricted goods that colonies could offer, curbing trade with the Dutch.
It controlled regulations, which reduced the colonies’ output of trade goods.
It limited colonies’ trade interactions with the Dutch and other foreign powers.