The British had tons of internal and domestic problems to face their own, so basically from the beginning (early 1600's) they entered into a period of salutary neglect (where they didn't enforce their own laws)
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I believe the answer is <span>certification</span><span />
Because a pandemic(unlike and epidemic, which is more provincial) reaches around an entire nation and/or continent. Obviously, a nationwide sickness would be terrible for a newly developing nation trying to get on its feet for the first time. It’s just more unnecessary work for the new nation to deal with. Hope this helps!