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Yes and it was called "impressment".

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How would the British policy of impressment best be described?

British seized American ships such as Chesapeake and took supplies and sailors.


What attacks did the British lead against American forces?

the attacks that the British lead against the American forces is that they seized the American ships and they kidnapped American sailors.


Why did British ships seize American ships?

In the relatively brief interval between the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Britain had not fully accepted that America had become an independent nation rather than a British colony, and it seized American sailors in order to impress them (or draft them, as we would say in more modern language) into the British navy, which was always in need of more sailors.


Why did the British ships seize American sailors?

In the relatively brief interval between the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Britain had not fully accepted that America had become an independent nation rather than a British colony, and it seized American sailors in order to impress them (or draft them, as we would say in more modern language) into the British navy, which was always in need of more sailors.


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

impressment


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.


What did the british do to American ships that were sailing to France?

Britain captured american ships. When they captured it, they impressed the sailors on it.


What was Britain doing to American ships and crews that lead to conflict with America in the war of 1812?

The British Royal Navy were stopping American ships and taking sailors to be on the British crews.


What was the british practice of stopping American ships at sea forcing the sailors to serve in the british navy called?

Impressment


Did the British have conscription before World War 1?

Yes, during and before the American revolution England commonly stopped ships on the high sea's or at port and seized sailors for military service, it was a source of friction in the colonies


What did the British navy's use for impressment?

The British navy used impressment as a method to forcibly recruit sailors into their service during the 18th and early 19th centuries. They would often press gang sailors from merchant ships or coastal towns, claiming them as British subjects or deserters. Impressment was a contentious practice that led to tensions between Britain and other nations, particularly the United States.