Salutary Neglect was an unofficial English policy which led Great Britain to avoid enforcing laws in the American colonies regarding trade. This “neglect” from England either had to do with England’s inability to watch over everything the colonies did involving international trade or the nation’s deliberate lack of enforcement of laws in an effort to keep the colonies under England while still focusing on European issues. Of course, this neglect had many positive outcomes for the American people. For example, when England stopped enforcing the Navigation Acts, America was able to build trade ties with other world powers. America was also able to become less dependant on Great Britain and colonists began to build a picture of freedom from England.
