Why the colonists objected to writs of assistance?
The colonists objected the writs of assistance because it allowed officials to get warrants to break into the work places of merchants. Often merchant’s workplaces where their homes, and their homes would be destroyed by the officers. They were searching for smuggled goods like sugar or cotton. The officers didn’t need to state what they were searching for or where they where searching, but only that they the merchant was suspicious, and they could get a warrant.
