1. Salutary Neglect
Purpose: To understand Salutary Neglect and how it helped cause the American Revolution

2. British Republican Monarchy
Cannot pass laws but is in charge of enforcing all the laws passed by Parliament (executive)
Appoints a PRIME MINISTER to run government and appoints colonial ministers and governors
Cannot interfere with Parliament, elections or free speech
King/Prime minister
Nobles who pass laws, seats inherited and stayed in family
House of Lords (1/2 of Parliament)
Elected members of Parliament who passed laws (1 in 20 could vote in Great Britain)
House of Commons (Other Half of Parliament)

3. Analysis:

4. Colonial Govt. Taxes King Parliament Colonial Governor and Council
Colonial Assemblies
Land Owning White Males (about ¾)
Tax Revenue
Taxes

5. What was Salutary Neglect?
The British Policy towards the colonies from 1696 until 1763 in which Parliament policies were largely ignored, leaving the colonies in a state of semi-self rule. Colonies were ruled by their local assemblies and the governor
This was done largely because the colonies were flourishing economically and Great Britain was making money without mercantilism (direct duties/taxes and rules). Smuggling became the norm.
British Constitution not like our Constitution, largely based on precedent which means the precedent for 70 years was Salutary Neglect

6. Until 1763 the Colonist had enjoyed the following precedents:
Local government/self-rule
The Colonial Assemblies with the Royal Governor taxed the people and sent money to England
Local Justice
All crimes and trials were handled by Colonial judges in the Colonies usually with juries
No Standing Military
Colonials raised their own militias when needed and in general armies and soldiers were generally feared during this time period

7. North America in 1750

8. French-Indian War ( )

9. IMPACT of BRITISH WIN French-Indian War
France loses Canada and pushed back to the Mississippi River (Treaty of Paris 1763)
Great Britain in debt after the war
Great Britain bitter towards the colonists
Colonial Soldiers were not great soldiers and had poor discipline
Some Colonists continued to illegally trade with the French during the war!!!!

10. Analysis: What was the British Reaction?
Great Britain did not want to pay for another Colonial War
Parliament believed that the Colonies should
A) Pay for the soldiers left to protect them
B) Stop starting expensive conflicts

11. Five acts from Prime Minister George Grenville
Proclamation Line of 1763
Sugar Act 1764
Currency Act 1764
Quartering Act 1765
Stamp Act 1765

12. What did this do? Proclamation Line of 1763.
Analysis: What would be the colonial reaction and why?

13. Analysis: Why were the colonist so upset
Analysis: Why were the colonist so upset? Were they just lazy and greedy?
NO! Remember, the British Constitution did not write down the powers of Parliament, they were based on PRECEDENT
Which means that this new legislation meant that now Parliament had the power to rule over the Colonies whenever they wanted to

14. Which of the following pieces of evidence revoked which precedent?
Currency Act- Made currency issued by the colonials illegal, the money was worthless and hurting the British economy
Quartering Act- Said Colonial Assemblies must provide for the British Soldier left to defend the Colonies from Indians.
Sugar Act- Placed a duty (tax) on certain imported goods, including sugar, furs, wines and others. Also set stiff punishments for smuggling. People violating this were went to British Vice-Admiralty Court in Canada