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British attack on American sailors that aroused angry demands for war?

chesapeake affair


Why were sailors deserting the British Navy. To join the American navy?

Conditions in the Royal Navy were awful, which lead some sailors to desert the British navy and join the American navy. Many American sailors were taken hostage by the British.


Why were sailors deserting the british navy to join the american navy-?

Conditions on American ships were far superior to that of British ships.


British attack on American sailors?

Chesapeake Affair


When England was forcing US sailors to work in the british navy this was called?

Americans were angered by the British practice of impressment which American sailors were forced into the British navy.


What word refers to the British practice of forcing American sailors into service of the British navy?

Impressment is forcing American sailors into joining the British Navy.


British practice of boarding American ships and seizing sailors for service in the British navy?

impressment


British seized sailors from American ships?

Yes and it was called "impressment".


What word refers to the British practice of forcing American sailor into the service of the British navy?

Impressment is forcing American sailors into joining the British Navy.


What was one of the causes of the War of 1812?

The British were seizing American sailors and making them serve in the British Navy.


How did british interfere with U.S. Trade?

.The British interfered with shipping by Impressment - the kidnapping of American sailors to work on British ships.


When did the period of impressment of American sailors by the British happen?

The period of impressment of American sailors by the British primarily occurred in the early 19th century, especially between 1803 and 1812. This practice involved the British Navy forcibly recruiting American sailors under the pretext that they were British subjects. The issue of impressment contributed to rising tensions between the United States and Britain, ultimately leading to the War of 1812.