The English colonies tasted independence during the period where the British gave them "salutary neglect." This taste of freedom made the American Revolution inevitable, because the colonists had become accustomed to not being taxed. So, when the crown forced new taxes upon the colonies they reacted by protesting, fighting, and eventually writing the Declaration of Independence. The period of "salutary neglect" started a chain of events that led to a new nation. "Salutary neglect" was …showed first 75 words of 366 total…

…showed last 75 words of 366 total…the Congress had no option but to draft the Declaration of Independence and start the revolutionary war. The period of "salutary neglect" caused the colonies to taste freedom. Because the colonies received this taste, the felt they could accept nothing other than freedom from their government. So, the period of "salutary neglect" started the ball rolling on a chain of events that ended with the Americans gaining freedom, and their independence as a new nation.