What Did the British Policy of Salutary Neglect of the American

question 80

Multiple Choice

What did the British policy of salutary neglect of the American colonies in the early eighteenth century mean?

• A) The British relaxed their supervision of the colonies' internal affairs while concentrating on defense and trade policies.
• B) Britain ignored Americans' hopes for independence instead of suppressing them violently.
• C) The English failed to enforce nearly all the laws that Parliament passed regarding the colonies.
• D) Britain refused to defend the colonies and instead expected colonial taxpayers to assume the entire burden.

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