joellrodriguez joellrodriguez
  • 15-11-2017
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Taxation without representation is tyranny.

Why did James Otis make this statement?

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nativecodi67 nativecodi67
  • 15-11-2017
 because they were being bombarded with high taxes
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juanrapave
juanrapave juanrapave
  • 22-10-2019

Answer:

This a phrase, generally attributed to James Otis about 1761, that reflected the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives and became an anti-British slogan before the American Revolution.

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