The american colonies said there should be no taxation without representation. in 1766, parliament responded by passing the a. declaratory act. b. stamp act. c. sugar act. d. townshend acts.

The correct option is A.

The Declaratory Act was passed in 1766, it was an act of British Parliamentary. The declaratory Act was enacted when the Stamp Act was repealed. The Declaratory Act was used to justify the repeal of the Stamp Act. The Declaratory Act stated that the parliamentary authority in American and in Britain were the same, therefore the parliament has power to make laws that are binding on the colonies.