True or False

Question

The name of the Union blockade strategy was known as the "Anaconda Plan"

A new type of naval war ship, the ironclad, was used by the Confederacy to enforce the Union blockade

Only the Union had ironclads, the Confederates didn't have any

Ironclads were constructed and built using metal. not wood like earlier war ships

Answer 1

1. True - The name of the Union blockade strategy was known as the "Anaconda Plan."
2. False - A new type of naval warship, the ironclad, was used by both the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederacy notably had the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack), which was an ironclad that fought against Union ships.
3. False - Both the Union and the Confederacy had ironclads.
4. True - Ironclads were constructed and built using metal, rather than wood like earlier warships.