Declaratory Act of 1766
At the time that the Stamp act was repealed, the Declaratory Act
was introduced to the colonists. The Act stated that Parliament had
complete and total authority over the colonies. It said that Parliament
had the power to make laws to govern the colonies, to tax them, and
rule the colonies the same way as England. When the colonists found
out about the Act, they were outraged.
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was the first act after the French Indian war,
which was in place to gain money back after the heavy costs
of the French Indian war. Unlike other Acts hence forth the
sugar act was strictly enforced. Even though England had obtain
new land the American colonist were not able to settle in these
new spaces because the British thought that there were too many
natural resources. They British did not want the Americas to become to rich.
The Stamp Act.
Parliament levied a tax on legal and commercial documents......
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