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Declaratory Act. The repeal of the Stamp Act did not mean that Great Britain was surrendering any control over its colonies. The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
The well-known slogan “no taxation without representation,” which colonists adopted in protest of the Stamp Act, was meant to problematize Parliament's claim to legislative authority over the colonies.
The Declaratory Act of March 18, 1766, stated that Parliament had the right to legislate for the colonies in “all cases whatsoever.” The repeal of the Stamp Act temporarily overshadowed the importance of the Declaratory Act, and when news of the repeal arrived in the colonies there was much celebrating.
“Taxation without Representation” is a common theme associated with the American Revolution and this political slogan has come to be synonymous with America's struggle for independence. Though very likely uttered by others before him, the phrase has often been linked to James Otis Jr.
Other colonists noted the act's similarity to the Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act of 1719 (also known as the Irish Declaratory Act of 1720), which granted Parliament's complete authority "to make laws and statutes of sufficient validity to bind the Kingdom and people of Ireland." Because British Parliament ...
The Declaratory Act noted that Parliament “had hath, and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.”
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 The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
What was the purpose of the Declaratory Act? to show the american colonists that the british parliament had a right to tax them, and that they are stronger than them. It was to assert to the colonists that they have authority to make laws, and it was a reaction to the failure of the stamp act.
The Declaratory Act: This law said Parliament had the right to govern and tax the colonies. This law was enacted partly to save face, but mostly to clearly state the position of the British crown - the crown was the real government in the colonies, and that all colonists had to obey British laws.
In the colonies, leaders had been glad when the Stamp Act was repealed, but the Declaratory Act was a new threat to their independence. It was 1766, and to most colonists, the ability of England to tax the colonies without giving them representation in Parliament was seen as disgraceful.