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What was a key issue for the United States during the Napoleonic Wars?
What was a key issue for the United States during the Napoleonic Wars?
The impressment of American sailors.
Why did British 'press gangs' come aboard American ships?
Why did British 'press gangs' come aboard American ships?
To retrieve British deserters.
How did the British determine who to take from American ships?
How did the British determine who to take from American ships?
They took anyone who could pass as a British soldier, unless they could prove their American citizenship.
How many men taken from American ships were proven to have British citizenship?
How many men taken from American ships were proven to have British citizenship?
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What did James Madison consider a neutral flag on the high seas?
What did James Madison consider a neutral flag on the high seas?
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