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Why did George Grenville allow customs officers to obtain general writs of assistance?
He allowed them to obtain general writs of assistance so that they could be allowed to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. (The 'writs of assistance' was legal documents that allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods.)
The Boston lawyer who unsuccessfully tried to have the writs of assistance removed?
James Otis
The Boston lawyer who unsuccessfully tried to have the writs of assistance removed was?
James Otis
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
What were English officials given so they could cut down on smuggling?
Writs of assistance
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