Stamp Act Congress
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1766
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Stamp Act Congress, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Declaratory Act goes into effect
1766Role: Assembly of representatives from a number of the Thirteen Colonies opposing taxation without representation
- Colonial outcry against the declaration
The colonies greeted the 1766 declaration of unlimited parliamentary sovereignty with an outcry of horror.
- End of direct parliamentary taxation of the colonies
After the Declaratory Act, Parliament never again directly imposed taxation on its colonies, except the Taxation of Colonies Act 1778 during the American Revolution.
- Passage of the Declaratory Act alongside the Stamp Act repeal
On 18 March 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declaratory Act, which accompanied the repeal and the amendment of the Sugar Act.
- Assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies
The act declared Parliament's authority the same in America as in Britain, asserting power to pass laws binding on the American colonies.
- Colonial outcry against the declaration
Sources
- Declaratory Act Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15