Question

The statement in the box is the 18th grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence.

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial:"
Which protection, that was written into the Bill of Rights, addresses the colonists' concerns from this grievance?

A right to bear arms
B right to petition the government
C freedom of speech
D right to due process

Answer 1

D — right to due process.

The grievance complains of being denied jury trials. The Bill of Rights protects that principle (the Sixth Amendment guarantees jury trials in criminal cases, the Seventh in many civil cases, and the Fifth’s due-process protections bar deprivation of life, liberty, or property without legal process).