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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) 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 B) 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 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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Choose 1 answer:
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(Choice A) Parliamentary indifference to the needs and desires of the American colonies
A
Parliamentary indifference to the needs and desires of the American colonies
(Choice B) Insufficient screening of consumer goods shipped to the New World from London, leading to some contaminated foodstuffs sickening or even killing American colonists
B
Insufficient screening of consumer goods shipped to the New World from London, leading to some contaminated foodstuffs sickening or even killing American colonists
(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 government's lax enforcement of trade regulations and laws in the American colonies, which allowed them to operate with a degree of autonomy and fostered economic growth and self-governance.
**(Choice C) Lax enforcement of British law and trade regulations in the American colonies.**
Salutary neglect refers to the British government's lax enforcement of trade regulations and laws in the American colonies, which allowed them to operate with a degree of autonomy and fostered economic growth and self-governance.