James Otis

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  • Birth

  • Graduated from Harvard

    Graduated from Harvard

  • Admission to the bar

    Admission to the bar

    Being admitted to the bar means being able to practice law in a certain area
  • Married his wife named Ruth

    Married his wife named Ruth

  • Challenged law that the British had made so that they could check all goods coming in North America without reason

    Challenged law that the British had made so that they could check all goods coming in North America without reason

  • Wrote books about racial equality

  • Wrote "A Vindication of the British Colonies"

  • His ideas became part of the Stamp Act

    His ideas became part of the Stamp Act

  • Elected legislature speaker

  • "Circular Letter"

  • Death

    Death

    James Otis died being struck by lighting outside in the doorway of a friends house

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