The American colonies said there should be no taxation without representation. In 1766, Parliament responded by passing the

Parliament responded in 1766 with the Declaratory Act. It repealed the Stamp Act but declared that Parliament still had the right to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever,” rejecting the colonists’ claim that they should not be taxed without representation. The correct choice is the Declaratory Act.

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