Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765
Andrew Trees
Professor Andrew Trees, Roosevelt University
Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the Stamp Act Congress
1765
7th. That trial by jury is the inherent and invaluable right of every British subject in these colonies.
In this section, the Congress claimed the right to a trial by jury, a protection also found in the Sixth Amendment. For a fuller discussion of this document, see the introductory material.