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they were very mad
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What does writ of assistance mean?
why were colonists angry about British officers using writs of assistance?
Which statement correctly describes the attitude of most colonists toward the writs of assistance?
colonists were opposed to the writs because they granted british officials unprecedented powers
Writs of Assistance were fair to American colonists?
It forced the colonists to supply food and board to the british soldiers
Why did the colonists think the write of assistance violated their rights?
The colonists think the writs of assistance violated their rights because they wanted it to be secure in their home.
What did British customs officers to present to search a colonists home?
a writs of assistance
Allowed the British to search colonists' homes?
Writs of Assistance were passed to empower British soldiers to search any colonial home they believed harbored smuggled goods. Writs of Assistance enhanced the Townshend Acts. The Writs of Assistance aroused a lot of anger and were challenged in every court in the thirteen colonies.
Which act legalized the use of writs of assistance?
The Navigation Acts first writs of assistance in the colonies to prevent smuggling. However, the power was abused at the whim of the writ holder which enraged the colonists.
What permitted the British officers to enter colonists homes and search for smuggled goods?
Writs of Assistance
What were four laws that upset the colonists?
The Sugar Act The Stamp Act The Tea Act Writs of Assistance
Search warrants that allowed british soldiers to enter homes?
British soldiers were given writs of assistance that allowed them to conduct searches. This angered many colonists who argued the writs violated their rights.
The regulation that permitted the English to search colonial homes was?
The Writs of Assistance is what allowed the British to search the colonists' homes. It was similar to a search warrant.
What allowed British to search colonists homes?
It's the Writs Of Assistance that allowed the British to search homes. =) This was on my History Test!
