During the early to mid 1700's , the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to
a. a decline in colonial manufacturing
b. the decline if slavery in the northern colonies
c. a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America
d. the development of independent colonial trade practices
Ans: d. the development of independent colonial trade practices
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