Question

Taxation without representation is tyranny.

Why did James Otis make this statement?

He believed that America's representatives in Parliament were corrupt.

He was a Loyalist who supported British taxes after the war with France.

He believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament.

He was the head of the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence.

Answer 1

He believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament.

Explanation:

Some people say tyranny; other people say cruel and unfair. James Otis believed it was unfair for the colonists to pay taxes to a government if they weren't allowed to vote.

Answer 2

James Otis made this statement because he believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option or the penultimate option. I hope that this answer has come to your help.