Toward the end of the 14th century and continuing into the 15th century, the causes of "madness" were generally attributed to

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answer by mimiwhatsup: c. british impressment involved attacking and boarding neutral merchant ships and forcing the captured crew to serve in the royal navy.

source: "british impressment, or practice of taking or seizing american sailors from american trading ships and forcing them into the british navy." ()