Question

In 1766 the British parliament passed the declaratory act to do what

Answer 1

Asserting that the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies :)

Answer 2

Answer

Insist it had the right to tax colonists

Explanation

The Declaratory Act was followed after the repeal of the Stamp Act in which the people of America protested around the slogan of " no taxation without representation", The Declaratory act ascertained the right of the British Parliament to tax their American colony.