They asked King George to repeal them and he did.
Because of boycott and violent protests by colonists
The colonists were angry because of the famous line "no taxation without representation." Britain kept passing acts and the colonists had no say. The Sugar Act and Townshend Acts had been passed before the Stamp Act. In the end, Britain did repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act, but then passed an act requiring the colonists to house British soldiers.
ANSWER:In response to the American uproar, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in the spring of 1766. But to save face it passed the Declaratory Act, which declared that Parliament had full power to pass laws and levy taxes on America "in all cases whatsoever."
It was repealed in early 1766. ( King George signed the repeal order in late 1765.)
The act passed by British Parliment which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
The king of England repealed the stamp act was because British merchants didn't get business they told the king to repeal it.
The British Parliament finally decided to repeal the Stamp Act after merchants pledged to boycott British goods. The Stamp Act would later be replaced with the Townshend Acts.
boycott of British imports
Yes, the British repealed the Stamp Act because the colonist had been protesting and boycotting British goods. Subsequently, the merchants' profits were lessening, so they merchants convinced parliament in Britain to repeal the Stamp Act. However, soon after, parliament passes the Declaratory Act which stated that they could still tax the colonists on whatever they pleased. Even though they repealed the Stamp Act, they were trying to tell the colonists they wouldn't get away with everything.
Declaratory Act, (1766), a declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765).
The Declaratory Act
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The Declaratory Act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It repealed the Stamp Act of 1765 because boycotts were hurting British trade, using the declaration to justify the repeal.
The Sons of Liberty protested the Stamp Act by organizing boycotts of British goods, staging demonstrations, and using intimidation tactics against colonial officials who supported the act. They also called for the repeal of the Stamp Act through writings and speeches.
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