"Salutary neglect" meant:
a) colonial legislatures were supposed to meet only when absolutely necessary.
b) failing to salute British officers was a punishable offense for colonists.
c) British governments left the colonies largely alone to govern themselves.
d) providing little oversight of slaves engaged in the task system.
Answer: c) British governments left the colonies largely alone to govern themselves.
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