Question

Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766? Parliament agreed with the American colonists that the act was unfair. Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes. Colonists’ boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade. The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.

Answer 1

Answer: b

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Answer 2

Colonists in response to the Stamp Act and other taxation measures imposed by the British Government decided to boycott British goods which had a significant impact on the British economy. Therefore Parliament agree to repeal the Stamp Act in 1766 because Colonists' boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade and the economy more broadly.