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The British largely ignored the colonies as opposed to trying to micromanage them and strictly enforce the laws of parliament there. This policy was summed up in a speech to Parliament by Burke, who used the phrase "a wise and salutary neglect" to describe the unwritten policy of allowing the colonies to do pretty much as they desired.

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Q: How and why did the colonials do their own thing even though the British were supposed to be the boss and What was salutary neglect and how does it relate to the first part of the question?
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