Declaratory Act

The declaratory act is a declaration of the British Parliament from the year 1766 , which the repeal of the Stamp Duty Act is connected ( "Stamp Act").

In October 1765 , 27 delegates from nine of the 13 colonies met in New York to crack down on British laws that they hated. In the context of the escalating conflict between the British colonies in America and Great Britain , the British Parliament repealed that stamp law, partly due to numerous boycotts against British goods in America, and stated on March 18, 1766 that it naturally and in principle had the right To enact laws for the American colonies in every respect ("in all cases whatsoever"). However, this Declaratory Act was subsequently neglected by the colonies.