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Thanks to American boycotts of British goods, Parliament was forced to repeal the Stamp Act. However, it enacted a new law which claimed Parliament had total authority over the colonies. What was the name of this new law?

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Declaratory Acts

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Thanks to American boycotts of British goods, Parliament was forced to repeal the Stamp Act. However, it enacted a new law which claimed Parliament had total authority over the colonies. What was the name of this new law?

Declaratory Acts which assert that the British government Parliament had free and total legislative power over the colonies

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