1. King George III
In Great Britain, there were two main offices of government, the crown (George himself) and parliament (an early congress). Since the colonies were being run under a type of mercantilistic government, King George thought it reasonable to tax the citizens on many of the items that they needed for daily life. ... To prevent this increase, the British government began to issue writs of assistance, the first search warrants, to try and fish out the smugglers. ... However, the writs of assistance led to the British governments" air of superiority, which culminated in the next of the misguided poli...
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