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The '''Declaratory Act''' (March 18, 1766) was an act made by the [[British]] [[Parliament]] that stated that Britian had surpreme control over the [[American Colonies]]. It was made directly after Parliament had repealed the [[Stamp Act]]. This act angered the colonists, and was one of the several reasons the colonists declared [[war]] on [[Britain]]. | The '''Declaratory Act''' (March 18, 1766) was an act made by the [[British]] [[Parliament]] that stated that Britian had surpreme control over the [[American Colonies]]. It was made directly after Parliament had repealed the [[Stamp Act]]. This act angered the colonists, and was one of the several reasons the colonists declared [[war]] on [[Britain]]. | ||
'':"The King's majesty … had, hath, and of right ought to have, full power to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever."'' From the Declaratory Act. | '':"The King's majesty … had, hath, and of right ought to have, full power to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever."'' From the Declaratory Act. | ||
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| + | [[Benjamin Franklin]] (1706–1790), sixty years old in 1765 and internationally known as a scientist, inventor, and writer, was in London at the time everyone there was discussing colonial fury over the Stamp Act. | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, December 9, 2007
by Jean Baptiste Greuze (1777)
The Declaratory Act (March 18, 1766) was an act made by the British Parliament that stated that Britian had surpreme control over the American Colonies. It was made directly after Parliament had repealed the Stamp Act. This act angered the colonists, and was one of the several reasons the colonists declared war on Britain.
:"The King's majesty … had, hath, and of right ought to have, full power to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever." From the Declaratory Act.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), sixty years old in 1765 and internationally known as a scientist, inventor, and writer, was in London at the time everyone there was discussing colonial fury over the Stamp Act.
External links
- THE DECLARATORY ACT
- on The Declaratory Act Issued by British Parliament.