The Most Serious Confederate Threat to the Union Blockade Came

question 19

Multiple Choice

The most serious Confederate threat to the Union blockade came from

• A) British navy vessels on loan to the South.
• B) swift blockade-running clipper ships.
• C) the threat of mutiny from pro-southern sailors.
• D) the ironclad Virginia.
• E) the ironclad Monitor.

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