Question

The declaratory act of 1766: select one:

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Reasserted the government's right to tax the colonists

Explanation:

The American Colonies Act 1766, also known as the Declaratory Act, was an Act of the British Parliament declaring that the Parliament's authority in America was the same as in Britain. It reasserted the Parliament's right to pass laws in American colonies, including the right to tax the colonists. The declaration stated that the Parliament had hath, and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America ... in all cases whatsoever.

The Act was accompanied by the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the lessening of the Sugar Act 1764. The colonists especially boycotted against the tax on printed paper imposed by the Stamp Act. This negatively affected British trade, forcing the Parliament to repeal the Act. The Declaratory act, among other things, served as a justification of the repeal.