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Use the passage to answer the following question:

"I can see no reason to doubt but the imposition of taxes, whether on trade, or on land, or houses, or ships, on real or personal, fixed ort floating property, in the colonies is absolutely irreconcilable with the rights of the colonists as British subjects and as men. I say men, for in a state of nature no man can take my property from me without my consent: if he does, he deprives me of my liberty and makes me a slave."
—James Otis, 1763

Who is the main audience Otis is writing to in this excerpt?

The members of the Constitutional Convention
Those colonists already joined in the fight for freedom
Those colonists who might still feel loyal to the crown
The British aristocracy charged with governing the colonies

Answer 1

The colonist who were still loyal to Britain.

Otis was not even addressing a "fight" for freedom, since the fight had not begun yet in 1763. He was arguing that the colonists were British citizens and must have a voice in Parliament when colonial affairs (such as taxes) were considered, and the taxes imposed. Think about what was going on in 1763 with the imposition of taxes to pay for the French and Indian (and European) wars. Who imposed those taxes without the consent of the colonists? Who would Otis protest to?

Answer 2

The main audience Otis is writing to in this excerpt are those colonists who might still feel loyal to the crown.

• Otis argued that the colonists are British citizens and must have their place in Parliament regarding colonial affairs.
• He explains that the colonist are also human, and they also have the same rights as English men in England.
• Continuous imposing taxes and laws represent that colonies are not seen as equal as British.
• He further says that colonists have no right to fight for their things as their liberty are taken away.

Therefore we can conclude that James Otis wants those people who are loyal to the crown to understand the issues.

Thus option C. is the correct answer.

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