Ironclads and the Anaconda Plan

What do modern day warships have in common? 

• They can all launch jets. 

• They all run on nuclear fuel. 

• Frame and hull of metal

The Anaconda plan was to divide the south, caputure Richmond, VA, and create a complete _______ ________ of the southern states. 

• Naval blockade

• Circle of ships

• Air attack

What ship did the Union build after discovering the South had built and ironclad? 

• Merrimack 

• Monitor

• USS New York

What was the result of the first battle between the Union and Confederate ironclads? 

• Confederacy won

• Union won

• A draw