NEED HELP ASAP One of the causes of the War of 1812 was trade restrictions and impressment. What does "impressment" mean? A. The British were not impressed by the claim of American neutrality.
B. The British enslaved Americans and sold them into slavery.
C. Britain took American sailors and forced them to join the British Navy.
D. The British forced the Americans to sell goods at a price lower than true value.

Impressment means for a nation to kidnap somebody and force them into the military/navy. In this case it is the British taking American sailors and forcing them to join the British Navy.

Explanation:

codfish influenced the yankee trade because they traded it with the americans and the americans traded livestock, molasses and stuff that they can make clothes out of (like wool, and leather). they also could make weapons to.

the real answer is b