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How Did The Policy Of Salutary Neglect Benefit The Colonies And Great Britain?
Unit 3 section1
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1. to what extent did the colonists government themselves?
2. How did the policy of salutary neglect benefit the colonies and Great Britain?
Political life in the colonies
Why did molasses matter?
Molasses Act of 1733
Goal: the law which control the smugglers who made life much harder for British customs officials trying to enforce trade laws
The reason why molasses are important: rum which was the most popular drink in the colonies.
Function: the Molasses Act made the colonists furious.
Consequence: smuggling became so widespread that tax revenues dropped

Magna Carta (1215)
First document to limit King’s power

Mercantilism
The economic policy of mercantilism held that a nation’s power was …show more content…
They are bicameral, and the governor’s council was the upper house, the elected assembly house was the lower house, the colonial assemblies also won important rights. Members had freedom to speech in debates. They won rights to pass money bills

Parliament created to agree to new taxes
House of lords -> elite members

House of Commons-> represent people

King and Parliament had control over colonies in
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