Station 3: Bull Run, Monitor and Merrimack

What type of ships were the Monitor and Merrimack?

• Iron Clad
• Wood
• Plastic
• Aluminum 

What was the advantage of using iron clad warships?

• They had an excellent cloaking device, making them hard to spot in the water.
• They could travel underwater, then surface to attack their enemy.
• They were much smaller than other boats.
• The material was much stronger than wood.

All of the following was part of Lincoln's "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

• Block all southern ports to cut off shipping
• Divide the north into sections
• Divide the south into sections
• Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

Armored naval vessel

• Copperhead
• Ironclad
• Blockade Runner
• Blockade

Who won the battle C.S.S. Merrimac vs. U.S.S. Monitor also known as Hampton Roads

• Union
• Britain
• Draw
• Confederacy

President Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports. An important sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ____ (Union) and the _____ (Confederate) took place in waters near Hampton and Norfolk.

• Monitor, Manassas
• Monitor, Merrimack
• Saratoga, Merrimack

The battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor was ____.

• won by the Monitor
• a disaster for both ships
• fought to a draw
• won by the Merrimac