The "Declaratory Act" may also refer to the Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719.

The Declaratory Act (short title 6 George III, c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1766 , during America's colonial period; one of a series of resolutions passed attempting to regulate the behavior of the colonies. American rebels had organized the Stamp Act Congress in response to the Stamp Act which called into question the right of a distant power to tax them without proper representation. Thus Parliament was faced with colonies who refused to comply with their act. The repealing of the Stamp Act came about due to a number of reasons, one of which was the protestations that had occurred in the colonies. Perhaps more important though were the protests that arose in Great Britain from the manufacturers who were suffering from the colonies' non-importation agreement. Normally the economic activity in the colonies wouldn't have had caused such an outcry, but the English economy was still suffering from its post-war depression. Another reason that the Stamp Act was repealed was the fact that Grenville, the Prime Minister who had enacted the Stamp Acts, had been replaced by Rockingham. Rockingham was more favorable towards the colonies, and furthermore he was rather antagonistic to any policy that Grenville had enacted. Rockingham invited Benjamin Franklin to speak to Parliament and he portrayed the colonists as opposed to internal taxes (which were derived from internal colonial transactions) like the Stamp Act called for, but not external taxes (which were duties laid on imported commodities).^[1] Parliament then agreed to repeal the Stamp Act on the condition that the Declaratory Act was passed. On March 18, 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declatory Act. This is a list of Acts of the Scottish Parliament. ... This is a list of Acts passed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland. ... This is a list of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly passed by that body from its establishment in 2000 until its suspension in 2002 and from its re-establishment in 2007. ... This is a list of Measures of the National Assembly for Wales. ... The is a list of Orders in Council for Northern Ireland which are primary legislation for the province when the it is being directly ruled from London and also for those powers not devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Statutory Instruments (SIs) are parts of United Kingdom law separate from Acts of Parliament which do not require full Parliamentary approval before becoming law. ... The Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719 (6. ... An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting in New York City in October 1765 of delegates from the American Colonies that discussed and acted upon the recently passed Stamp Act. ... The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. ... Combatants France First Nations allies: Algonquin Lenape Wyandot Ojibwa Ottawa Shawnee Great Britain American Colonies Iroquois Confederacy Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) Casualties 3,000 killed, wounded or captured 10,040 killed, wounded or captured The French and... Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (May 13, 1730 – July 1, 1782) was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Whig Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ...

The Declaratory Act asserted that Parliament had the "full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America." The phrasing of the act was intentionally ambiguous, and although many in Parliament felt that taxes were implied in this clause, some other Parliament members and many of the colonialists did not. It is for this reason, along with the colonists' contentment that the Stamp Act had been repealed, that there was not an outcry in the colonies against the Declaratory Act when it was passed. In less than two years, though, the Declaratory Act was put into action through another set of Acts: the Townshend Acts. Thus the Declaratory Act can be seen as a predecessor to future acts that would further incite the anger of the American colonists and eventually lead up to the American Revolutionary War. The Townshend Acts (1767) passed by Parliament on June 29 1767, refer to two Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1767, which were proposed by Charles Townshend. ... This article is about military actions only. ...

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1. ^ http://www.hal-pc.org/~bra/ets25.html Benjamin Franklin's Examination Before the House of Commons, 1766

The Declaratory Act (short title 6 George III, c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1766 during America's colonial period; one of a series of resolutions passed attempting to regulate the behavior of the colonies. American rebels had organized the Stamp Act Congress in response to the Stamp Act which called into question the right of a distant power to tax them without proper representation. Thus Parliament was faced with colonies who refused to comply with their act. The repealing of the Stamp Act came about due to a number of reasons, one of which was the protestations that had occurred in the colonies. Perhaps more important though were the protests that arose in Great Britain from the manufacturers who were suffering from the colonies' non-importation agreement. Normally the economic activity in the colonies wouldn't have had caused such an outcry, but the English economy was still suffering from its post-war depression. Another reason that the Stamp Act was repealed was the fact that Grenville, the Prime Minister who had enacted the Stamp Acts, had been replaced by Rockingham. Rockingham was more favorable towards the colonies, and furthermore he was rather antagonistic to any policy that Grenville had enacted. Rockingham invited Benjamin Franklin to speak to Parliament and he portrayed the colonists as opposed to internal taxes (which were derived from internal colonial transactions) like the Stamp Act called for, but not external taxes (which were duties laid on imported commodities).[1] Parliament then agreed to repeal the Stamp Act on the condition that the Declaratory Act was passed. On March 18, 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declatory Act.

The Declaratory Act asserted that Parliament had the "full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America." The phrasing of the act was intentionally ambiguous, and although many in Parliament felt that taxes were implied in this clause, some other Parliament members and many of the colonialists did not. It is for this reason, along with the colonists' contentment that the Stamp Act had been repealed, that there was not an outcry in the colonies against the Declaratory Act when it was passed. In less than two years, though, the Declaratory Act was put into action through another set of Acts: the Townshend Acts. Thus the Declaratory Act can be seen as a predecessor to future acts that would further incite the anger of the American colonists and eventually lead up to the American Revolutionary War.

See also

• British Empire
• Colonial America
• Stamp Act
• Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
• Townshend Acts

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External links

• Text of the Declaratory Act
• Text of Act Repealing the Stamp Act

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