“Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century
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“Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century is the second volume of Murray Rothbard’s *Conceived in Liberty* series, examining the political, economic, and social development of the American colonies under Britain’s relatively hands-off imperial policy before the Revolution.
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Target entity: “Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century Context triple: [Conceived in Liberty, Volume 2, subtitle, “Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century]
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England in the Eighteenth Century
England in the Eighteenth Century is a historical study by Sir John H. Plumb that examines the political, social, and economic transformation of England during the 1700s.
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A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century
A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century is a historical and critical survey of the major intellectual, religious, and social developments of the 1700s written by American theologian and historian Samuel Miller.
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The Colonies: Treating of Their Value Generally
"The Colonies: Treating of Their Value Generally" is a 19th-century work by British officer and colonial administrator Charles James Napier analyzing the economic and strategic importance of the British colonies.
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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American Education: The Colonial Experience, 1607–1783
American Education: The Colonial Experience, 1607–1783 is a landmark historical study by Lawrence Cremin that examines the development and character of educational practices in colonial America.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: “Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century Target entity description: “Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century is the second volume of Murray Rothbard’s *Conceived in Liberty* series, examining the political, economic, and social development of the American colonies under Britain’s relatively hands-off imperial policy before the Revolution.
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A.
England in the Eighteenth Century
England in the Eighteenth Century is a historical study by Sir John H. Plumb that examines the political, social, and economic transformation of England during the 1700s.
-
B.
A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century
A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century is a historical and critical survey of the major intellectual, religious, and social developments of the 1700s written by American theologian and historian Samuel Miller.
-
C.
The Colonies: Treating of Their Value Generally
"The Colonies: Treating of Their Value Generally" is a 19th-century work by British officer and colonial administrator Charles James Napier analyzing the economic and strategic importance of the British colonies.
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D.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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E.
American Education: The Colonial Experience, 1607–1783
American Education: The Colonial Experience, 1607–1783 is a landmark historical study by Lawrence Cremin that examines the development and character of educational practices in colonial America.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
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how relative British non-intervention fostered colonial autonomy
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roots of American revolutionary sentiment in earlier colonial experience ⓘ |
| author |
Murray N. Rothbard
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linked to:
Murray Rothbard
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
effects of limited British interference in colonial affairs
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emergence of colonial resistance to imperial control ⓘ relationship between Britain and its American colonies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
British colonial administration in North America
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development of colonial liberties ⓘ growth of colonial self-government ⓘ policy of salutary neglect ⓘ |
| follows | A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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libertarian historiography ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| historicalRegionCovered | British North American colonies ⓘ |
| isPartOf | multi-volume history of the American Revolution era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American colonial history
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British imperial policy ⓘ economic development of the American colonies ⓘ political development of the American colonies ⓘ social development of the American colonies ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Conceived in Liberty ⓘ |
| perspective |
Austrian School economics
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linked to:
Austrian School of economics
classical liberal ⓘ |
| precedes | Advance to Revolution, 1760–1775 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ludwig von Mises Institute
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linked to:
Mises Institute
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| relatedWork |
Conceived in Liberty, Volume 1
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linked to:
Conceived in Liberty
Conceived in Liberty, Volume 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Conceived in Liberty
Conceived in Liberty, Volume 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Conceived in Liberty
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| seriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in American colonial history
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students of libertarian political thought ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | first half of the 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: “Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century Description of subject: “Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century is the second volume of Murray Rothbard’s *Conceived in Liberty* series, examining the political, economic, and social development of the American colonies under Britain’s relatively hands-off imperial policy before the Revolution.
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Conceived in Liberty, Volume 2
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“Salutary Neglect”: The American Colonies in the First Half of the 18th Century
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Conceived in Liberty