Question

true or false: town meetings in new england were a form of democracy in colonies, and the house of burgesses in virginia (large landowners). true or false: from 1619 only colonial legislatures could tax; parliament in england could not. what is salutary neglect? colonists, britain, salutary neglect from 1607 - 1763, __________ left the colonies largely alone. ________ made their own laws and taxes. __________ ended in 1763, after britain’s victory in the french and indian war, when the crown began taxing and controlling colonies more directly.

Explanation:

1. Town meetings in New - England colonies were a form of direct democracy where colonists participated in decision - making. The House of Burgesses in Virginia was also a representative form of government. So, the first statement is True.
2. From 1619, colonial legislatures could tax, but Parliament in England also had the power to tax its subjects, including those in the colonies eventually. So, the second statement is False.
3. Salutary Neglect was a British policy of the 17th and 18th centuries in which trade regulations for the American colonies were laxly enforced, allowing the colonies to develop their own economic and political institutions.
4. From 1607 - 1763, Britain (through the policy of Salutary Neglect) left the colonies largely alone. The colonists made their own laws and taxes. Salutary Neglect ended in 1763, after Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War, when the Crown began taxing and controlling colonies more directly.

Answer:

1. True
2. False
3. A British policy in the 17th and 18th centuries where trade regulations for American colonies were laxly enforced, allowing colonies to develop their own economic and political institutions.
4. Britain; Colonists; Salutary Neglect