Question

American colonists were alarmed by the fact that violators of the Navigation Acts would be tried in a court where they were presumed guilty and would not be tried by a _____.

Answer 1

The correct answer is; jury.

Further Explanation:

Men who violated the Navigation Acts, after 1764, were not tried in a regular court. Instead they were tried in Admiralty courts. In these courts, violators were presumed to be guilty and did not have a jury to hear the case.

Prior to 1764, the people who violated these laws did get to have a jury trial and were presumed innocent. When the laws changed, the colonists argued that the men had a right to have a jury trial. They argued that their basic rights were being taken away without a trial by jury.

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