Multiple choice

What was the British policy of salutary neglect?

  1. Encouraged manufacturing in the colonies.

  2. British strictly enforced mercantile laws.

  3. British avoided strict enforcement of mercantile laws.

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Salutary neglect was an unofficial policy where the British government avoided strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, such as the Navigation Acts, intended to keep the American colonies obedient to England.