What was an 18th century "press gang"?
Correct answer: A way of finding a crew for a British warship
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Called “ taking the King’s shilling”
Tom
I have woken with a hangover in some regrettable places. Luckily never on board a navy ship.
Ric
A common ploy used by press gangs was to drop a coin into a man’s and once he had finished his drink the press claimed that he had accepted the king’s money and in doing so had agreed to be a seaman in service to the king
IndoiPruneMoi
An old term for something that still happens today. Disgusting practice and governments that do so should not exist even at the price of the country