Question

The battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor showed that
A: new technology gave the Union an advantage
B: surprise attacks were effective
C: the South had better ships than the North
D: the North and South were equally matched at sea

Answer 1

Answer:

Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, (March 9, 1862), in the American Civil War, naval engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia, a harbour at the mouth of the James River, notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare

Answer 2

D: the North and South were equally matched at sea

Explanation:

• The Battle of  Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia, was the American Civil War's prominent and probably most crucial naval battle.
• It was fought at Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia, for two days, from 8th March to 9thMarch , 1862.
• The war was part of the Confederacy's campaign to crack the Union blockade that had closed off free trade from Virginia's main cities and major manufacturing centers, Richmond and Norfolk. The battle's biggest significance is that it was the first encounter between ironclad warships, USS Monitor (the Union's ironclad) and CSS Virginia (the Confederate's iron clad)
• The assertions of victory made by both sides in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hampton Roads, based on misinterpretations of the actions of the enemy, have been refuted by historians of the present day.
• They accept the Monitor – Virginia experience outcome was not a win for either side. Since the war between ironclads was the principal significance of the battle, the general verdict is that the ultimate outcome was a draw. That is, the Confederate (South) and North (the Union) were equally matched at sea