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hands-off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
Beginning in 1763 economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies. -
was Britain's first direct tax on American colonies, requiring stamps on all legal papers, newspapers, and playing cards to raise revenue for defense -
were British parliamentary laws requiring American colonists to house and supply British troops. They aimed to reduce military costs after the French and Indian War -
the Townshend Acts were a series of laws imposing duties on imported goods (glass, lead, paint, paper, tea) to pay for colonial administration and reinforce Parliament's authority over the American colonies