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What term means the seizing of Americans crewmen by british navy?
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∙ 13y ago
Impressment - the act of compelling men to serve in a navy by force and without notice.
It wasn't just American sailors that the 'press gangs' rounded up, it was anyone. If you were in the wrong area at the wrong time you could have found yourself a victim of impressment.
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