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An American boycott of British goods, coupled with recession, also led British merchants to lobby for the act's repeal on pragmatic economic grounds. Under pressure from American colonists and British merchants, the British Government decided it was easier to repeal the Stamp Act than to enforce it.
On March 18, 1766, George III approved Parliament's repeal of the Stamp Act and its passage of 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 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).
Repeal. The Stamp Act became one of the most controversial laws ever passed by Parliament, and after several months of protests and boycotts which damaged British trade, it was repealed on 18 March 1766.
British King George III approved the repeal of the Stamp Act and passed the Declaratory Act on March 18, 1766. This Declaratory Act date marked the point when British Parliament asserted that they had absolute right to tax the American colonies, as they did in Great Britain.
Parliament - An Act Repealing the Stamp Act; March 18, 1766. Passed on March 22, 1765, the Stamp Act, which required all paper goods to be taxed, caused an uproar in the American Colonies.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was ratified by the British parliament under King George III. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England.
George III (r. 1760-1820) | The Royal Family.
Declaratory Act Dates Royal assent 18 March 1766 Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation10 more rows
The King and Parliament agreed to repeal the Stamp Act on March 18, 1766, and news of their decision reached North America around two months later, and 250 years ago today, on .
