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WorksheetsA Great Naval Battle
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the name of the Confederate iron warship?
Monitor
Merrimack
Which side began the War with no navy?
Union
Confederacy
What was bolted to the hull of the Merrimack?
wooden plates
iron plates
dinner plates
fiberglass plates
Why was John Ericksson angry at the government?
He was not allowed to fight in the war.
He did not vote for Abraham Lincoln and thought he was a bad president.
He felt like he had been cheated out of payment for services several years earlier.
He was just a proud, cranky man who was mad at everyone.
How many more guns did the Merrimack have than the Monitor?
2
10
6
8
What made the Union ship, Monitor, different from the Confederate ship, Merrimack?
It was entirely made out of wood and had more guns.
It had fixed guns and an iron hull.
It had guns enclosed in a rotating iron turret and was made entirely from iron.
It had ten guns enclosed in a rotating turret made from wood.
The Union ironclad ship was named what?
Merrimack
Monitor
Old Ironsides
What were the sailors on the Union ships doing when the Merrimack attacked?
They were doing their laundry.
They were eating breakfast.
They were preparing for an attack.
They were studying battle plans.
Because of the Merrimack's successful attacks on Union warships, the Confederate Navy ruled the sea for how long?
The rest of the Civil War.
One day.
Until a big storm blew in.
Which ship won the "Battle of the Ironclads"?
Monitor
Merrimack
What happened to the Merrimack?
It is on display at the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia.
It was captured and towed to New York City where people could tour it.
The Confederates blew it up when they were forced out of Norfolk, VA so they wouldn't have to let the Union have it.
The Union navy blew it up rather than allow the Confederate navy to attack other Union ships later.
True or False: The Monitor and the Merrimack were the only two ironclad ships involved in the Civil War.
True
False
