How did the Declaratory Act regulate American colonists?

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It stated that Britain had total control over the colonies.
It stated that Britain had total control over the colonies.

It closed Boston Harbor and stopped town hall meetings.
It closed Boston Harbor and stopped town hall meetings.

It limited what sugar products colonists could buy.
It limited what sugar products colonists could buy.

It required colonists to pay taxes to the governors of the colonies.
It required colonists to pay taxes to the governors of the colonies.

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The correct response is:

It stated that Britain had total control over the colonies.

The Declaratory Act, passed in 1766, asserted that the British Parliament had the right to make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever," thus affirming Britain’s authority over the colonies after the repeal of the Stamp Act.