This act was passed to assert the authority of the British government to tax its subjects in North America after it repealed the much-hated Stamp Act. An Act for the better securing the Dependency of His Majesty's Dominions in America upon the Crown and Parliament of Great Britain.This act was basically saying, "We will pass any legislation we see fit on the colonies in America and do whatever it takes to enforce them. Under pressure from London merchants, Parliament abolished the Stamp Act in 1766. An act for the better securing the dependency of his majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain. British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help replenish their finances after the costly Seven Years' War with France. The goal of the Declaratory Act was to affirm the authority of Parliament over the American colonies. Parliamentary Authority Over the Colonies. This asserted parliamentary sovereignty against the claims of the American assemblies. In general the act is descryibed simply as a theoretical gesture or political tactic to ease the passage of the Stamp Act.