Question

In 1766 the British parliament passed the declaratory act to do what

Answer 1

Asserting that the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies :)

Answer 2

Insist it had the right to tax colonists

Step-by-step explanation

The Declaratory Act was followed after the repeal of the Stamp Act in which the people of America protested around the slogan of " no taxation without representation", The Declaratory act ascertained the right of the British Parliament to tax their American colony.