You might be talking about the War of 1812. One of its
causes was the unlawful impressment of American sailors by the Brits; British
warships simply stopped any American ship that comes its way, interrogated the
sailors, and took the men and forced them to work on the ship. Of course, the
Americans were enraged and so became one of the many issues that led to the
war.
What are you expecting us to answer to This?
White Americans? if that’s right