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Why were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
US sailors were kidnapped to serve here?
Shanghai was one place that sailors were taken to, many from San Francisco.
US sailors were kidnapped to serve where?
British
How did the British justify impressing US sailors?
by pooping on them
What was the term for the forced enlistment of sailors into the British Navy or British Man-Stealing?
Impressment.
Why did the british 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 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 in the Royal Navy were awful, which lead some sailors to desert the British navy and join the American navy. Many American sailors were taken hostage by 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 were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
Why were sailors deserting the british navy to join the american navy-?
Conditions on American ships were far superior to that of British ships.
US sailors were kidnapped to serve here?
Shanghai was one place that sailors were taken to, many from San Francisco.
When England was forcing US sailors to work in the british navy this was called?
Americans were angered by the British practice of impressment which American sailors were forced into the British navy.
Where were US's sailors were kidnapped?
British
US sailors were kidnapped to serve where?
British
British kidnapped 6000 of these Americans?
sailors
The british kidnaped 6000 of these Americans?
sailors
