What is salutary neglect?

a. a policy based upon the idea that markets work best when the government does not act upon them

b. the policy which encouraged the colonies to pay no attention to the needs of the empire

c. a policy based on the premise that as long as the colonies remain lucrative, then they would be governed as little as possible

d. the policy which guaranteed the colonies the right to self-governor base on the 1 Bill of Rights

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Yael Pennington

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6 August, 07:56

What is salutary neglect?

a. a policy based upon the idea that markets work best when the government does not act upon them

b. the policy which encouraged the colonies to pay no attention to the needs of the empire

c. a policy based on the premise that as long as the colonies remain lucrative, then they would be governed as little as possible

d. the policy which guaranteed the colonies the right to self-governor base on the 1 Bill of Rights

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Grayson Stewart · Answer 1

Generally speaking, salutary neglect was " c. a policy based on the premise that as long as the colonies remain lucrative, then they would be governed as little as possible," since this was implemented by the British over the American colonies.