Taxation without representation is tyranny. Why did James Otis make this statement? He believed that America's representatives i
n 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.
"<span>He believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament" "Representation" in this context means having elected representatives in Parliament to make decisions on your behalf. </span>
He believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament" "Representation" in this context means having elected representatives in Parliament to make decisions on your behalf.
Explanation:
No taxation without representation" is a slogan beginning during the 1700s that compiled a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen Provinces, which was one of the principal foundations of the Western Revolution. James Otis was one of the most exciting and powerful champions of American conservatives during the 1760s, but his bright star dimmed during his lifetime and continues so today. He was born in West Barnstable on Cape Cod.
In the sentence, "to harbor" mean to provide protection to somebody. The actual meaning of harbor refers to a place where ships and boats can be docked in the water. There is no water body or ocean present around Afghanistan so the actual meaning of harbor does not apply. So that's why the harbor word is used for giving protection.
Democracy in ancient Greece served as one of the first forms of self-rule government in the ancient world. The system and ideas employed by the ancient Greeks had profound influences on how democracy developed, and its impact on the formation of the U.S. government.
