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What did the rights of assistance do

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Rights 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.
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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. ... In common use since the reign of Charles II, the writs did not arouse controversy until a renewal attempt was made in 1761.

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