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chunymio:

Taxation without representation is tyranny. Why did James Otis make this statement?

Timmyspu:

To say that the Americans would not stand for all the taxes briten was putting on the Americans

chunymio:

ok

BrockTheRock:

Because, Britain said that the colonies were apart of Britain, so they could tax them however much they wanted, but the colonies had no representation in parliament. Therefore, they had no say in the laws that affected them.

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