Salutary neglect (also called benign neglect) characterized the relationship between the British Empire and its American colonies from the mid-1600s until the end of the Seven Years' War. What did salutary neglect entail?

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(Choice A) Insufficient screening of consumer goods shipped to the New World from London, leading to some contaminated foodstuffs sickening or even killing American colonists
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Insufficient screening of consumer goods shipped to the New World from London, leading to some contaminated foodstuffs sickening or even killing American colonists
(Choice B) Parliamentary indifference to the needs and desires of the American colonies
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Parliamentary indifference to the needs and desires of the American colonies
(Choice C) Lax enforcement of British law and trade regulations in the American colonies
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Lax enforcement of British law and trade regulations in the American colonies
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(Choice C) Lax enforcement of British law and trade regulations in the American colonies.

Salutary neglect refers to the British policy of allowing the American colonies considerable freedom to manage their own affairs, particularly in trade and governance, as long as it benefited Britain economically. This period was marked by a lack of strict enforcement of trade laws and regulations, which led to the colonies developing a degree of self-governance and economic independence.