What Did the Continued Practice of Impressment of American Sailors

question 11

Multiple Choice

What did the continued practice of impressment of American sailors by the British Royal Navy signal in the nineteenth century?

• A) The United States was politically strong.
• B) France was militarily strong.
• C) Great Britain was militarily weak.
• D) The United States was still politically weak.

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