The British Navy Attacked the Chesapeake Because

question 11

Multiple Choice

The British navy attacked the Chesapeake because

• A) the Chesapeake refused to allow impressment gangs aboard.
• B) the British admiralty wanted to teach the Americans a lesson.
• C) the Chesapeake had been raiding British merchant shipping.
• D) it believed it was harboring British deserters.
• E) the Americans refused to hand over suspected pirates.

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