- Rule of 1756
The Rule of 1756 was a policy of the
Kingdom of Great Britain , and later theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that was promulgated during theSeven Years' War . It ruled that Britain would not trade with neutral nations who were also trading with the enemy. The rationale behind this rule was that the neutral nation was aiding the enemy.The rule was one of the
causes of the War of 1812 . British warships had captured American seamen — both civilians and U.S. Navysailor s — to serve in theRoyal Navy (a process known asimpressment ). Although America repeatedly asserted its neutrality in theNapoleonic Wars , Britain applied its Rule of 1756 and deemed American to be siding with France and thus abelligerent .External links
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/82-04/82-4-A.HTML Papers Relating to the British Seizure of American Ships, 1793-1801]
* [http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/france/decrees/c_decrees1.html France: Decrees on Trade 1793-1810]
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