Which grievance was declared in the declaration of independence? a. the british denied the colonists freedom of religion. b. the british cut off colonial trade with all parts of the world. c. the british forced the colonists into indentured servitude.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

four sitting presidents have been assassinated while in office but the first was abraham lincoln,