Impressment is forcing American sailors into joining the British Navy.
Impressment is forcing American sailors into joining the British Navy.
Americans were angered by the British practice of impressment which American sailors were forced into the British navy.
Impressment
Press or press-gang.
Impressment is the term used to denote the forcing of American sailors into the British navy/
impressment of American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British royal navy
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impressment
The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country is called impressment. This was a common practice during times of war or conflict when one country needed more sailors for their navy.
They stopped American vessels and forced the American sailors to work on their ships.
impressment
Carey equated impressment with slavery because both involved forcing individuals into labor against their will. Impressment referred to the practice of forcing American sailors into service on British naval vessels, which Carey saw as a violation of individual rights and reminiscent of the lack of freedom in slavery.