Salutary neglect (1 gen 1689 anni – 1 gen 1763 anni)
Descrizione:
A period of salutary neglect
- Britain regulated trade loosely
- Navigation Acts
- expensive to enforce
- as long as enough wealth made its way back to England, they're good
- don't want to incite colonial resistance
Ended by French and Indian War
- war caused huge debt
- Parliament raised taxes to pay off debt
- breakdown of relationships
- British saw colonists as simpletons
- Proclamation of 1763
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
1 gen 1689 anni
1 gen 1763 anni
~ 74 years