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They had to have a Writs of assistance, which was issued to british soldiers and officials to search houses if they thought there were smuggled goods.
British soldiers were given writs of assistance that allowed them to conduct searches. This angered many colonists who argued the writs violated their rights.
It's the Writs Of Assistance that allowed the British to search homes. =) This was on my History Test!
because it gave the British a way to search their homes [it was like a search warrant] by the community
a writs of assistance
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.
The Revenue Act was an act in which authorized British officials to search the colonists' homes or ships anytime they wished. However, it was under the guise of searching for smuggled goods.
In the city of Concord
To search a colonist house a British customs officer presented a writ of assistance. This allowed the officer to enter and search the home.
Writs of Assistance
King Henry II did send British soldiers to enforce the Townshend Acts in the colonies. These soldiers were provided with blank search warrants which allowed them to search all types of buildings in an effort to enforce these acts.
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