Question

Which of the following actions best illustrates the policy of salutary

neglect?

(A) Lack of enforcement of the Navigation Acts prior to 1763

(B) Creation of royal colonies such as the Carolinas

(C) The practice of non-importation within the colonies after 1765

(D) The use of vice admiralty courts to prosecute smugglers

(E) Lack of interference with indigenous populations west of the

Appalachians prior to 1763

Answer 1

The option that best illustrates the policy of salutary neglect would be "(A) Lack of enforcement of the Navigation Acts prior to 1763," since for a long time the British felt that it was more productive to practice a "hands off" approach with the colonial economy.