The American Revolutionary War - Study Guide

Question 1

Ben Franklin

Answer 1

Served in the 2nd Continental Congress, helped draft the Declaration of Independence, and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris.

Question 2

What was “salutary neglect”

Answer 2

the unofficial british policy where parliamentary rules and laws were loosely or not enforced on the American colonies and trade.

Question 3

Adam Smith

Answer 3

British economist who wrote a book called Wealth of Nations, in it he argued that wealth is created via labor, and that the government should not interfere (capitalism.)