WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Indeed, salutary neglect enabled the American colonies to prosper by trading with non-British entities, and then to spend that wealth on British-made goods, while at the same time providing Britain with raw materials for manufacture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salutary neglect was an unofficial British policy of non-enforcement of trade regulations on their American colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries. The purpose was to maximize economic output amongst the colonists while maintain some form of control.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, when the British Government tried to reverse the policy led to unrest and violence that contributed to the American Revolution and the War for Independence. Edmund Burke was the first one to use the phrase “salutary neglect.” He did so in a speech he delivered to the House of Commons on March 22, 1775.