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When England was forcing US sailors to work in the british navy this was called?
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Americans were angered by the British practice of impressment which American sailors were forced into the British navy.
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What was the british practice of stopping American ships at sea forcing the sailors to serve in the british navy called?
Impressment
What term describes the British policy of taking American sailors and forcing them to work in British ships?
its also called impressment .
What was the practice called where Americans were forced into service with the British navy?
Impressment is the term used to denote the forcing of American sailors into the British navy/
Why were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country is called .?
impressment
What were british sailors used to be called?
swabs, tars and limeys
British seized sailors from American ships?
Yes and it was called "impressment".
What is it called when capturing sailors and forcing them into military service?
Not sure if this is specific to modern warfare, it mostly happened in the late 1700s and early 1800s. It is called Impressment.
What term describes the british policy of taking Americans sailors and forcing them to work on british ships?
Impressment, colloquially, "the Press", refers to the act of taking men into a navy by force and without notice. It was used by the Royal Navy, beginning in 1664 and during the 18th and early 19th centuries, in wartime, as a means of crewing warships, although legal sanction for the practice goes back to the time of Edward I of England. The Royal Navy impressed many merchant sailors, as well as some sailors from other nations. People liable to impressment were eligible men of seafaring habits between the ages of 18 and 45 years.Non-seamen were impressed as well, though rarely.Wiki
Where do British apples come from besides England?
if they came from anywhere but England they wouldn't be called british.
The British navy needed sailors and began taking them off American vessels by force in a procedure called impressment?
The British navy needed sailors and began taking them off American vessels by force in a procedure called impressment or "press ganging." This was because British seamen often deserted.
What is the England airways called?
British Airways
