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Why were American prisoners put on British ships during revolutionary war?
The British took Americans as captives on the ships. I guess that they wanted the Us continental army to fight for them. They might have wanted to force them to their side.
Threatened to attack the Union for stopping one of their ships and taking prisoners?
the british
What was the British practice of removing British deserters from American ships called?
Impressment :)
Why was british interference with American ships more serious then that of the french?
British interference with American ships was much more serious during the days America was coming into being. When the British captured a ship, they often impressed the captured seamen into the British Navy.
What was practice of impressment?
It's where sailors on American ships who were suspected of being British nationals trying to avoid service in the British navy were taken prisoner and pressed into service on British ships
Did Elizabeth Burgin help with The American Revolutionary War?
Yes, she helped American prisoners escape from the British prison ships.
Why were American prisoners put on British ships during revolutionary war?
The British took Americans as captives on the ships. I guess that they wanted the Us continental army to fight for them. They might have wanted to force them to their side.
Who threatened to attack the Union for stopping one of their ships and taking prisoners?
The British
Threatened to attack the Union for stopping one of their ships and taking prisoners?
the british
Who threaten to attack the union for stopping one of their ships and taken prisoners?
The British.
Who threatened to attack the union for stopping one of their ships taking prisoners?
The British
What is it called when the British ships would not let the American ships out to sea?
the British blockade
What is protecting british occupied Yorktown?
The Battle ships that the patriot prisoners are on.
Attacked by british at sea in early?
American Ships
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 removing British deserters from American ships called?
Impressment :)
What was the name of the American merchant ships that were allowed to attack British ships during the revolution?
privateers
