impressment
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There was almost universal complaint that government contractors were speculating in supplies and that the Impressment Law was used by officials to cover their robbery of both the Government and the people.
From The Day of the Confederacy; a chronicle of the embattled South by Stephenson, Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel Wright)
Impressment is commonly employed to fill the ranks, and in cases of emergency the prison population is drawn upon for recruits.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Impressment of seamen for the navy has been called 'lawless,' and sometimes it has been asserted that it was directly contrary to law.
From Sea-Power and Other Studies by Bridge, Cyprian, Admiral Sir
Impressment was not mentioned in the treaty which concluded that war, but it ended at that time.
From George Washington, Volume II by Lodge, Henry Cabot
"Impressment" is not a pleasant word at any time, and the tribute that the countryman had to yield to the defense of the South was ruinous,—the indirect tribute as well as the direct.
From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)
Vocabulary lists containing impressment
Chapter 9: The Federalist Era
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The Early Republic, Lessons 4–6
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Chapter 7: Life in the Young Republic, Lessons 3–5
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