How Did a Writ of Assistance Work

question 7

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 without requiring proof or probably cause, when looking for illegal goods.
• C) It required prosecutors to present evidence of probable cause for suspicion of smuggling.
• 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.

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