Which of the Following Statements Best Expresses the Argument Presented

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best expresses the argument presented by James Otis in his 1764 pamphlet protesting the Sugar Act and the proposed Stamp Act?

• A) Although Parliament may regulate trade, only the colonial assemblies have the power to enact laws pertaining to domestic affairs in their respective colonies.
• B) Because the colonists live some three thousand miles from the mother country, it is understood that they do not enjoy all of the rights of Englishmen.
• C) Even though the colonists believe an act of Parliament to be unconstitutional, they must obey that act until it is repealed.
• D) A colonial assembly has power equal to that of the British Parliament.

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