How did salutary neglect affect goverment in the english colonies?
The affect of salutary neglect on the colonial economies was the colonies were able to establish trade relations with each other, the countries in the West Indies and countries in Europe such as France and Spain even though the British had passed the Navigation Acts because they were unable to enforce them because they were neglecting the colonies and not paying close attention to what they did. The affect of salutary neglect on law enforcement in the colonies is that the colonies established their own legislative bodies to make and enforce their own laws like the Virginia House of Burgesses. They also made their own governments with constitutions like the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. Great Britian did not get serious about enforcing their laws on the colonies until after the Seven Years War ended in 1763 when they passed all of those acts: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, etc. where Britain finally stepped up their efforts to control the colonies in America but by
