The middle class i guess because they needed <span>people with enough wealth to buy factory equipment and a building to house it.</span>
Impressment, or “press gang” as it was more commonly known, was recruitment by force. It was a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812. (source: www.pbs.com)
It was such an issue because they were taking our soldiers and forcing them to work for the enemy side.
Confederation was chosen by congress because they the felt the need for a strong union and a government powerful enough to defeat Great Britain.