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jul 6, 1768 - Vice Admiralty Courts

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This act allowed Royal Naval Courts to have all rights in all aspect of smuggling. Before they were not as enforced and it was harder to catch smugglers. A lot of colonists frequently smuggled to avoid tax, so this annoyed them. These courts had a lot of power.

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jul 6, 1768
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~ 258 years ago

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