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The British policy of salutary neglect helped to relax the trade laws that were strictly imposed on the American Colonies. This was made so that they could focus more on European politics.

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the English colonies were left alone to take care of their local affairs as long as there were no political or economic problems...

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The colonies developed an attitude for self-governing.

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How did salutary affect government in the English colonies?

The British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies inadvertently contributed to the American Revolution. This was because during the period of salutary neglect, when the British government wasn't enforcing its laws in the colonies, the colonists became accustomed to governing themselves.