During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to
a decline in colonial manufacturing
the decline of slavery in the northern colonies
a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America
the development of independent colonial trade practices

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The development of independent colonial trade practices

Salutary neglect is when the British government avoided direct laws and enforcement of parliamentary laws on the colonies, which lead to them developing their own practices, included trade practices.