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What is it called when the British ships would not let the American ships out to sea?
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∙ 12y ago
the British blockade
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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.
Why did the Germans sink us ships even though by doing so they risked drawing America into the war?
The Germans never sank American ships. They were focused on British ships. Americans on British ships were just unlucky. Germany ignored the threat because defeating Britain quickly, as they believed sinking supply ships would cause, would decrease the chance of American interference because their ally would have been defeated.
Could british board colonist ships?
The British did board the colonist ships, because they were the colonists. The acts of impressment, when British naval soldiers would commandeer American merchant ships in order to force the sailors to fight under the British Crown against Napoleon did not occur until the early 1800s.
Why were many Americans mad at Britain in the early 1800?
Well, First France sold the Louisiana territory and then the British set up a partial blockade which would only allow some American ships to bring provisions to Europe.
How was the 1812 war started?
After the Revolutionary War, the United States traded a lot with France. British Ships would rob American Ships of all of their valuables, and force American Sailors to fight for the British Army. So to get them back, the United States declared war on Great Britain.
What conflict with the British prompted Jay's Treaty?
the british would pay damages on seized American ships and abandon their forts on the northwestern fronties. The US agreed to pay debts it owed the British.
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 British ships attack American ships in 1812?
They technically didn't attack the ships. What they did was impress the American sailors into the British Navy. This means that they captured American sailors and forced them to join the British Navy and fight the French (Napoleon).
What was the result of the jay treaty?
The British would pay for all the damage they had inflicted on US(/American) ships & give up their forts(1796).
How did the british and french interfere with American shipping?
the English took us citizens off of ships because they thought that they were British deserters. the French would disrupt trade if they thought that the goods were going to aid the British.
What was the result result of jays treaty?
The British would pay for all the damage they had inflicted on US(/American) ships & give up their forts(1796).
What was impressment and why do you think it became such an issue between the us and great?
the impressment was when British military ships would capture American ships and inslave all of the sailors on said ship into service in the British navy. this became a large issue when Brittan would not stop after numerous trettys and started the war of 1812
