How did the navigation act affect Connecticut?

The Navigation Acts of 1660 and 1663 restricted colonial trade to certain goods and ships for the benefit of British merchants and shipbuilders. These acts hurt colonial Connecticut's economy as ships carrying Connecticut exports of food and timber and carrying goods from southern European and African trade.

In response to the acts and other restrictive British trade policies, Connecticut and other New England colonies established a thriving smuggling trade and encouraged local artisans and manufacturers. Over time, these actions laid the foundation for an increasingly diversified colonial economy