Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding Naval Activity

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true regarding naval activity during the Civil War?

• A) The Confederacy achieved its greatest successes in commerce raiding ¾ harassing and destroying Union merchant shipping.
• B) The Union used its superior navy to prevent virtually all blockade runners from making it through.
• C) The Union had overwhelming naval superiority throughout the entire war and bolstered its fleet with tugs, whalers, and ferries.
• D) During the war, the world's first engagement between two ironclad warships took place.
• E) The Confederacy tried to have some of its vessels built in Europe.

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