Question

HELP W TEST QUESTION - What was the result of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?

A - The day long battle ended in a draw
B - The monitor lost when the Virginia came to help the Merrimack
C - The Merrimack lost, and it was later renamed the Virginia
D - The monitor lost, and the Merrimack was renamed the Virginia

Answer 1

-the first battle between two steam powered "ironclad" ships

-happened at Hampton Roads in Virginia

-the Monitor was a Union ship

-the Merrimac was a Confederate ship; it was also known as the "Virginia"

-major advancement in technology

-first ironclad ships

-Confederates destroy a number of Union ships

*makes them the most powerful navy for one day

-Merrimack = CSS Virginia

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