How did salutary neglect lead colonists to rebel against great britain?

It led to the same sentiments as the French Revolution put out, leading to the same feeling of neglect in Britain, eventually sparking the American Revolution :)

Salutary neglect was an unofficial British policy that consisted on an unintentional lack of enforcement by the British of British trade laws in the American colonies. Thus, the companies and merchants in the American colonies governed themselves with little supervision from the British government.

During the salutary neglect period, the British government did not enforce their laws in the colonies, so the American colonists became accustomed to governing themselves, thus developing a sense of independence or self-governing.

When the salutary came to an end in the 1760s, the American colonists resented and groups like the Sons of Liberty formed to protest the new taxes, turning the situation in the colonies very volatile.

the articles of confederation only set up the continental congress at the federal level. there were no executive or judicial branches except within the states. the states were allowed to keep every right that was not specifically given to congress. the bonding of the states was through a 'firm league of friendship' that best served as a defense agreement against invasion. states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations.

not many historians today talk about the strengths of the articles of confederation, likely because of how unpopular the document quickly became. the articles did set the legislative body, congress, as the highest power in the nation because of the fear of monarchy. congress had the sole power to declare war, assign treaties, entertain foreign relations, and operate post offices. disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress. the document also stipulated that canada was allowed to enter the union if they desired.

there were more weaknesses than strengths under the articles of confederation. the lack of power given to the continental congress strangled the federal government. the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws. if a state did not support a federal law, that state could simply ignore it. congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade. without a federal court system or executive leader, there would be no way to enforce these laws, either. amending the articles of confederation would also require a unanimous decision, which would be extremely difficult.

this is a good question! i'll do some research and come back when i have the answer!