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Declaratory Act Dates Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation Amended by Statute Law Revision Act 188810 more rows
The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."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 purpose of the Declaratory Act of 1766 was to affirm that Great Britain had complete authority to tax its American colonies. Colonists had been upset by the Sugar Act of 1764 and Stamp Act of 1765, which they viewed as taxation without representation.
The Declaratory Act of 1766 declared that the British Parliament had the absolute right to tax colonies in North America. At first, the Act did not greatly upset the colonists; however, when the Townshend Acts of 1787 began limiting colonial assembly, colonists felt that the British government was acting tyrannical.
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.
An act for the better securing the dependency of his majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain. This act was passed to assert the authority of the British government to tax its subjects in North America after it repealed the much-hated Stamp Act.
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.
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 The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
Declaratory Act Dates Royal assent 18 March 1766 Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation10 more rows
Declaratory Act Dates Royal assent 18 March 1766 Commencement 18 March 1766 Repealed 31 July 1964 Other legislation10 more rows
