How Did a Writ of Assistance Work

question 11

Multiple Choice

How did a writ of assistance work?

• A) It helped colonial merchants cut through the red tape of imperial trade regulations.
• B) It allowed the British to search a colonial merchant's house where smuggled goods were suspected, without requiring proof or probable cause, and seize any items found.
• C) It required prosecutors to present evidence of probable cause for suspicion of smuggling in requesting a search warrant.
• D) It required that specified colonial products be landed in Britain before being shipped to other countries.
• E) It required that colonial commerce agents provide subsidies to merchants engaged in trade outside the British Empire.

Understand the role of nature and nurture in human development.

Describe patterns of growth in human development.

Comprehend the importance of sensory experiences in the early stages of life.

Recognize the significance of proper nutrition and its impacts on development.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of what you have to give up in order to choose something else.

Output

The sum of all goods or services created by an enterprise, industry, or the economy over a certain period.

Economic Profits

The profit or loss calculated by taking out both straightforward and assumed expenses from total income.

Purely Competitive

A business environment marked by the proliferation of many small enterprises, a uniform product, and effortless procedures for both entry and exit.