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The Stamp Act meant the colonies no longer benefitted economically from British rule, and thus the colonists' rights were injured. The Stamp Act was permitted under the English tradition of taxing those whose rights are protected, which the colonists disagreed with.
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laws ever passed by Parliament, and after several months of protests and boycotts which damaged British trade, it was repealed on 18 March 1766.
To the Rockingham ministry it became apparent that to attempt to enforce the Stamp Act would be politically dangerous, both in Britain and in the colonies.
The Stamp Act Congress (October 7 – 25, 1765), also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York City in the colonial Province of New York.
After the repeal of the Stamp Act, the colonists celebrated but soon became discontented with the Declaratory Act and other taxes imposed by Parliament. They denounced British tyranny, protested, engaged in non-importation agreements, and tore down a statue of King George III.
Declaratory Act Dates Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation Amended by Statute Law Revision Act 188810 more rows
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).
In March 1770, most of the taxes from the Townshend Acts were repealed by Parliament under Frederick, Lord North. However, the import duty on tea was retained in order to demonstrate to the colonists that Parliament held the sovereign authority to tax its colonies, in ance with the Declaratory Act 1766.
Declaratory Act Dates Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation Amended by Statute Law Revision Act 188810 more rows
