The distance from Britain and the size of the British Empire was an advantage for the colonies. It was expensive to send British troops to the colonies. For many years, the British government’s philosophy was one of “salutary neglect.” This meant that they would pass laws to regulate trade in the colonies, but they did not do much to enforce them. The British knew that the colonies were benefiting from goods from the Dutch, French, and Spanish, however. Eventually, in 1763, they began to enforce many of the trade restrictions and even passed new ones.
—Independence Hall Association, On The Declaration
9.
Based on the information in the excerpt the colonists had been violating what British policy for some time?
Stamp Act
Mercantilism
Free enterprise
Intolerable Acts
Answers: 2
History, 21.06.2019 23:00
In 1819, what did the united states obtain from spain for $5 million?
Answers: 1
History, 22.06.2019 05:00
The mongols were descendants of a. pastoral nomadic tribes b. tibetan tribes c. shang nobility
Answers: 1
History, 22.06.2019 10:30
If a question is possible to study, that means it is a) focused. b) relevant. c) feasible. d) factual.
Answers: 2
The distance from Britain and the size of the British Empire was an advantage for the colonies. It w...
Social Studies, 06.07.2021 02:50
Chemistry, 06.07.2021 02:50
Mathematics, 06.07.2021 02:50
Chemistry, 06.07.2021 02:50
Mathematics, 06.07.2021 02:50
Biology, 06.07.2021 02:50
English, 06.07.2021 02:50
Social Studies, 06.07.2021 02:50
English, 06.07.2021 02:50
Mathematics, 06.07.2021 02:50