The Confederate Navy's Commerce-Raiders Such as the Alabama

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Confederate navy's commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

• A) were largely a nuisance to northern merchant shipping.
• B) proved devastatingly effective against Union shipping.
• C) depended on their ability to use French and British ports.
• D) had little effect on American naval strategy.
• E) operated mostly off the Atlantic coast.

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