It was principally the fact that the British Navy was carrying off American sailors and making them work for on the ship of British vessels during the Napoleonic Wars that caused the United States to carry out economic sanctions (commercial and financial penalties applied by one or more countries contrary to a directed country, group, or individual) against them.
Well, I guess it depends on the person you're asking.
On one hand, Sir Francis Drake was loved in England, especially by the Queen, because his explorations brought many riches to his home country. On the other hand, he was a pirate, so to say, because he stole that gold and riches from other ships he came across. Additionally, he was described as <span>"ruthless, arrogant, self-willed, covetous, money-minded, and amoral" man, so I guess he would be more of a villain than a hero.</span>
The War Industries Board was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War 1, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies between the War Department and the Navy Department.
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