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Impressment was a method used in Europe to get sailors by forcing them to join the navy without notice. The men who were impressed were nearly all sailors on merchant ships, and had experience at sea, which made them valuable.
When the United States declared independence, there was little in the way of records that could prove a man was of one country or another. Many of the sailors on US merchant ships were English born, including both some who had moved to the United States and taken up citizenship, and some who had not.
British ships stopped American merchant vessels, and a number of sailors who were on them were identified as British and removed for sea duty. Naturally, there were legitimate US citizens included among those who were taken. And just as naturally, the US government was more than slightly upset that its citizens were being kidnapped by the British government.
The impressment of US sailors was one of the causes of the War of 1812.
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ReneIt made the government more powerful so no one could ever do anything about it until the Treaty of Navality came along putting a halt on all impressment. STOP OBAMA! We are turning into a communist nation people! We are the United States of America, NOT the communist states of America!
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How did Washington deal with Britain's policy of impressment?
the war of 1812 .
Exphfj hjky rklai 1812?
Impressment in the War of 1812 was the British coming on American ships and taking their soldiers and forcing them to come with them and work for them.
When did the US go to war with England for a second time?
In 1812. The United States declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812 for a combination of reasons, including outrage at the impressment (conscription) of American sailors into the British navy, frustration at British restraints on neutral trade, and anger at alleged British military support for American Indians who were hostile to the United States. Plus the US hoped to grab Canada while the British were busy fighting France.
British practice of boarding American ships and seizing sailors for service in the British navy?
impressment
How did Jefferson and Madison respond to impressment?
Jefferson and Madison first responded to impressment with neutrality. He wanted to keep America as neutral as possible in the midst of conflict between Great Britain and France. His solution was a commercial attack, rather than a military one: the Embargo Act.
