Read the short quote to the right. Use the vocabulary support to help you understand it. According to Adams, what did the United States need to do? A. Listen to Britain and follow its directions
b. Speak up for itself directly
c. Stay quiet about its principles

Ead the sixth amendment to the constitution. in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed . . and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have [the opportunity] for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. what part of the sixth amendment suggests that accused persons will be able to hear the charges against them?