Question

The purpose of the British Declaratory Act of 1766 was to

A. establish British fur-trading rights with the Indians.
B. repeal the Stamp Act.
C. place taxes on all British goods imported into the colonies.
D. proclaim the right of Britain to pass laws regulating the colonies.

Answer 1

The purpose of the British Declaratory Act of 1766 was to "D. proclaim the right of Britain to pass laws regulating the colonies," since British taxation had been met with growing hostility in the colonies.