The british navy’s use of impressment meant that they seized goods aboard american ships.

The options of the question are, A) seized goods aboard American ships. B) made American sailors serve in the British navy. C) searched American ships for banned items. D) bombed American ships at first sight.

The correct answer is A) made American sailors serve in the British navy.

The British navy’s use of impressment meant that they made American sailors serve in the British navy.

The British Navy’s impressment of American sailors was the main cause of the war of 1812. The British navy forced the Americans to service. Press Gang was another name for Impressment, a cruel practice of the British navy forced people to be recruited. Americans who lived in the ports were afraid of this practice, although the British navy intercepted merchant ships and impressed their crew.

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