Which answer best describes part of James Otis' role in the Revolutionary Period?

A: Otis said taxes paid to support Britain's Parliament were a patriotic act.
B: Otis said that taxes paid to support America's Congress were a patriotic act.
C: Otis supported Britain's Parliament but wanted Americans to be able to vote for its members.
D: Otis did not support Britain's Parliament because Americans could not vote for its members.

Question

Which answer best describes part of James Otis' role in the Revolutionary Period?

 A: Otis said taxes paid to support Britain's Parliament were a patriotic act.
 B: Otis said that taxes paid to support America's Congress were a patriotic act.
 C: Otis supported Britain's Parliament but wanted Americans to be able to vote for its members.
 D: Otis did not support Britain's Parliament because Americans could not vote for its members.

lieutenantgeneral · Answer

Otis opposed the British practice of executing searches without warrants. one of the first colonial leaders to speak out against the sugar act was James Otis of Massachusetts. He called the tax ''unjust". Otis also opposed the practice of executing searches without warrants. Look it up: http://www.answers.com/Q/What_was_James_Otis's_role_in_the_Revolutionary_war