Impressment Was the Practice Whereby​

question 62

Multiple Choice

Impressment was the practice whereby​

• A)Americans took over unclaimed land in the frontier.
• B)American merchants overtook merchant ships sailing under the flag of another nation.
• C)British subjects were seized from merchant vessels and forced into service for the British Royal Navy.
• D)people from humble backgrounds petitioned legislators.
• E)newspaper editors criticized political officials for moral infractions.

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Definitions:

Afferent Nerves

Nerve fibers that carry sensory signals from the body's periphery towards the central nervous system.

Receptors

Specialized cells or proteins in organisms that detect and respond to chemicals, light, and other stimuli.

Effectors

Organs or cells that act in response to a stimulus, often referring to muscles or glands that carry out the body's responses to stimuli.

Afferent Neurons

Nerves that carry messages inward toward the central nervous system.