THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE
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Question
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Which of the following best describe the Declaratory Act?
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it was a tax on imports, such as lead, tea, paper, paint, glass, etc.
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it announced that the British could and would continue to have the power to tax the colonists whenever they wished
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it was created as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
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it forced colonists to keep British soldiers in their houses
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies “in all cases whatsoever."
Detailed explanation-2: -This act was passed to assert the authority of the British government to tax its subjects in North Americ after it repealed the much-hated Stamp Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reaction. Although many in Parliament felt that taxes were implied in this clause, other members of Parliament and many of the colonists-who were busy celebrating what they saw as their political victory-did not. Other colonists, however, were outraged because the Declaratory Act hinted that more acts would be coming.
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