THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812 CAUSES EFFECTS
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kidnapping
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impressment
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recruitment
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presentment
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Detailed explanation-1: -noun. the act of impressing people or property into public service or use.
Detailed explanation-2: -A draft is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the armed forces. The United States military has been all-volunteer since 1973. But an act of Congress could still reinstate the draft in case of a national emergency.
Detailed explanation-3: -Impressment was the practice of forcing men to serve in the military against their will. Most often used by the British Navy, impressment often involved violence. Forcing someone to join the military might seem a little extreme, but the British navy used the method for centuries.
Detailed explanation-4: -to force someone to serve in an army or one of a country’s armed forces: He was conscripted into the army at the age of 18.