What was an unexpected result of the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies?

The policies of salutary neglect involved the British not imposing their rules and laws on the American colonies - they effectively left the Americans to self-govern for an extended period of time. This gave the result of the Americans knowing what independence was like, and the end of salutary neglect and implementation of a range of other laws were a major factor in causing the American Revolution.