Question 2 • MHS-US History A CR
The Declaratory Act of 1766 stated that Parliament had authority to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever,” including imposing taxes. It came after Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, and it did not itself create a new tax or new collection measures. Therefore, the correct choice is “insist it had the right to tax colonists.”
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