Era 2 quiz - Salutary Neglect

Bacon's Rebellion was mainly caused by..

• Angry landless indentured servants and Jamestown gov't.
• conflicts between the Puritans and witches
• the treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

• required colonial representation in Parliament
• sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements
• practiced salutary neglect in the colonies
• maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a 

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations
• source of manpower for the British army and navy
•  buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies
• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

 What was an important goal of European mercantilism during the 1600s and 1700s?

• increasing the mother country’s wealth
• promoting colonial self-sufficiency
• encouraging colonial manufacturing of textiles
• improving trade between European nations

What is Salutary Neglect?

• Policy meant to keep the colonies loyal to Britain by not enforcing rules.
• American policy to neglect the rules of Britain.
• An economic system that benefits the mother country at the expense of the colony
• The process of neglecting salutary.

In order to control the trade in the colonies England implemented this

• Declaratory Acts

• Navigation Acts

• Sea trade agreement

• World trade Acts

As a result of the French and Indian War, Great Britain was left with

• A large debt

• A large treasury

• Spanish land claims

• Chinese land claims

The following country won the French and Indian War

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• United States