THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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an arrest warrant
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a letter from a king
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a search warrant
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a writ of assistance
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Detailed explanation-1: -The writs of assistance were issued by the Court of Exchequer to help customs officials search for smuggled goods.
Detailed explanation-2: -writ of assistance, in English and American colonial history, a general search warrant issued by superior provincial courts to assist the British government in enforcing trade and navigation laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -Writs of Assistance: A search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods.
Detailed explanation-4: -Writs of assistance were general search warrants that British American courts began issuing to empower customs officials to combat smuggling.
Detailed explanation-5: -Writs of assistance were documents which served as a general search warrant, allowing customs officials to enter any ship or building that they suspected for any reason might hold smuggled goods.