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The british used the the common practice of impressment to do what?

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Answer: The British Navy would capture Americans and force or “impress” them into Naval service

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impressment was pretty much drafting men (usually poor) into the military or navy during wartime usually to crew warships. the royal navy was yuge and needed tons of dudes to inlist. 
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