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:

option D is correct

Explanation:

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.

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