What's the Declaratory Act?
Declaratory Act, (1766), Declaration by the British Parliament That Accompanied the Repeal of the Stamp Act. It Stated That the British Parliament's Taxing...
Declaratory Act, (1766), declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765).
What did the Declaratory Act do?
Declaratory Act.
The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
Why did the Declaratory Act upset the colonists?
The main reason behind these acts was that the British needed the money to pay off war debts incurred as a result of the French and Indian War, and Parliament thought that the colonists should assist in paying off these debts. However, the colonists were outraged by these acts.
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