The legality of this practice was upheld by Judge Michael Forster's decision in the Broadfoot murder trial.
The legality of this practice was upheld by Judge Michael Forster's decision in the Broadfoot murder trial. Charles Knowles's support of this activity sparked a 1747 riot in Boston. James Gillray's cartoon The Liberty of the Subject depicts this practice, which was called a "great tyranny" by Samuel Pepys. Members of the Fencibles were exempt from this practice, as were those who carried Protection papers. One myth states that practitioners of this activity would drop King's shillings into beer mugs. This practice is similar to crimping and shanghaiing, and its use on Americans led to the Chesapeake-Leopard affair and the War of 1812. For 10 points, name this practice in which namesake "gangs" would force men to serve in the Royal Navy.
The legality of this practice was upheld by Judge Michael Forster's decision in the Broadfoot murder trial.
Impressment [or other word forms; or the press gang; prompt on kidnapping; prompt on conscription; do not accept or prompt on shanghaiing or crimping]