THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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Stamp Act
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Sugar Act
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Declaratory Act
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Intolerable Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies “in all cases whatsoever."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: -The Amending Act of 1781 was passed by British Parliament on 5th July 1781 to remove the defects of Regulating Act 1773. It is also known as Declaratory Act, 1781.
Detailed explanation-3: -I, c. 5) was a 1719 Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain which declared that it had the right to pass laws for the Kingdom of Ireland, and that the British House of Lords had appellate jurisdiction for Irish court cases.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Background of the Declaratory Act. The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765 and was set to go into effect on November 1st of that year. To the surprise of Parliament, the colonists rose up in one accord and protested against its implementation.