The Most Serious Confederate Threat to the Union Blockade Came

question 66

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 steamers.
• C) the threat of mutiny from pro-southern sailors.
• D) the Confederate cruiser Alabama.
• E) the ironclad Merrimack (renamed the Virginia).

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