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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) 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 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 avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, which allowed the American colonies to operate with a considerable degree of autonomy and encouraged the growth of self-governance and trade practices independent of British control.
**(Choice C)** Lax enforcement of British law and trade regulations in the American colonies.
Salutary neglect refers to the British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, which allowed the American colonies to operate with a considerable degree of autonomy and encouraged the growth of self-governance and trade practices independent of British control.