Salutary Neglect - Detailed Outline for a Paper - Answer to a 1995 FRQ (Free Response Question) for a AP US History class.

Question: "For the period before 1750, analyze the ways in which Britain's policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society as illustrated in the following: Legislative Assemblies; Commerce; Religion." Intro: «<Tab/>Although the main purpose of the British colonies established in the New World was to support the mother country and help it to flourish, many of the colonies were unhappy with their situation under Britain. &…

…amp;lt;Tab/>Certainly laws imposed by the mother country on the colony were intended to be for the good and prosper of both. «<Tab/>However, Britain also didn't enforce these laws and maintained an unofficial policy, or traditional habit, of salutary neglect. Thus, in the period before 1750, Britain's unofficial policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society in legislative assemblies, commerce, and religion.