In 1766, the british parliament passed the declaratory act to

The Declaratory Act:

A) Repealed the Stamp Act and Sugar Act.

B) Reinforced British control over the thirteen American colonies.

Further Explanation:

After the French and Indian War, the British government was severely in debt. In order to pay off this debt, the British government turned to the American colonists. The British government (including the parliament) passed laws like the Stamp Act and Sugar Act. The goal of these laws was to generate revenue for the British government. These laws were not well received by the colonists because there was no colonists represented in the British parliament. This meant that the colonists were being taxed without having a voice in the manner.

This caused significant rebellion against the British crown within the American colonies. Colonists began harassing tax collectors, even as going as far as tarring and feathering some of them. To ease tensions, the British government repealed the unpopular Stamp and Sugar Act.

Along with this, the British government re-established its power to implement taxes on the American colonists as they saw fit. This issue of taxing American colonists without representation in the British parliament would continue to cause tensions until the colonists declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776.

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Key Details:

Topics: American History, American Revolution, Causes of the American Revolution

Grade Level: 7-12

Keywords: American Revolution, Causes of the American Revolution, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, "No taxation without representation"

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