After bowing to colonists' refusal of the Stamp Act, Parliament sought to establish immediate control of the situation and the colonies. It declared it had the full right to make laws to bind the people and colonies of America in all cases with or without Parliamentary representation. As can be expected, this did not go over well with the colonists who took it to mean there were going to be more aggressive attempts to subjugate them on the way
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Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act repealed the Stamp Act since the colonial boycotts of taxed goods were hurting the British economy. The Act also stated that British authority was equally powerful in America as it was in Britain and that Parliament had the authority to pass binding laws on the American colonies.
The Declaratory Act of 1766 stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases". ;) L.M.A
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a proclamation that strengthened the lawmaking authority of the parliament over the American colonies. This was created to clarify the rules and policies in the relationship of Britain and America.