What did the Declaratory Act declare after the Stamp Act repeal?

• A. Parliament's remaining right to tax the colonies
• B. The colonies' right to tax themselves
• C. The king's right to appoint judges in colonies
• D. A ban on all colonial assemblies

Answer: (A)

Parliamentary authority over the colonies is being tested. After the Stamp Act was repealed, the Declaratory Act was passed to reaffirm that Parliament still had the right to tax and govern the colonies in all cases whatsoever. It didn’t grant the colonies the right to tax themselves, and it didn’t ban colonial assemblies or involve the king appointing judges. Instead, it stated that imperial sovereignty rested with Parliament across the empire, even when a specific tax or law was repealed. This is why the best answer is that Parliament retained the right to tax the colonies.