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| − | '''Salutary neglect''' was the period in the [[American colonies]] before the [[French and Indian War]] in which [[British]] enforcement of laws in the colonies was lax.<ref>http:// | + | '''Salutary neglect''' was the period in the [[American colonies]] before the [[French and Indian War]] in which [[British]] enforcement of laws in the colonies was lax.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/march/phila/background.htm U.S. History.org; "Salutary Neglect"]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/american_revolution_01.shtml BBC; Was the American Revolution Inevitable?]</ref> |
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Salutary neglect was the period in the American colonies before the French and Indian War in which British enforcement of laws in the colonies was lax.[1] [2]