text: Massachusetts Bay governor William Shirley failed to placate thousands of people protesting thispractice.
full_question: Massachusetts Bay governor William Shirley failed to placate thousands of people protesting thispractice. Trinity House offered protections against all but the "hot" type of this practice, which escalatedat the county level through the passage of the 1795 Quota Acts. An urban legend states that this practicewas accomplished by depositing a king's shilling in a man's ale glass. Like (*) penal transportation, it has itslegal basis in the Vagrancy Act of 1597. Four men were subject to this practice in the Chesapeake-Leopard affair,prompting Thomas Jefferson to sign the retaliatory Embargo Act. This practice was carried out by men in "pressgangs" and was a key cause of the War of 1812. For 10 points, name this practice of forcing sailors to man Britishwarships.
first_sentence: Massachusetts Bay governor William Shirley failed to placate thousands of people protesting thispractice.
raw_answer: naval impressment [or word forms, such as impressing; accept answers indicating being pressed into service; prompt on naval recruitment; do not accept or prompt on "shanghaiing"]