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War was referred to as Battle of Hampton Roads

The Merrick was a union was set on fire after the confederacy got a hold of it.

Monitor was the union's new ironclad

The USS Cumberland was sank by the Merrimack's ram

Both ships fought hard but neither won so they ended up leaving

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·      The Merrimack was one of the largest ships in the Union Navy.

·      The Merrimack got captured by the confederates and rebuilt it with a steam powered engine, iron armor, and renamed it the Virginia.

·      With the South’s new ironclad, the North rushed to make an ironclad, they named it the Monitor.

·      The Monitor was protected with iron armor. It had two cannons, but they were on a revolving turret, so they could aim freely.

·      The Merrimack (Virginia) was commanded by Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan and the Monitor was commanded by Captain John Worden

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1. The ironclad was a new warship that was first used in the civil war.
2. The north built a ship that had two cannons that were on a revolving turret.
3. Union ships shot cannonballs at the Merrimack, but the cannonballs bounced right off of the ship.
4. This battle between the ships changed the course of naval warfare.
5. The Monitor and the Merrimack fought for hours but neither ship sank.

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1. The Ironclad was one of the new types of warships that was first used in the Civil War
2. Ironclads were a type a ship that could be hard to sink.
3. The monitor was created by the north and has the same features has the ironclad.
4. The Union Navy's biggest ship was called Merrimack.
5. The south built the Ironclad and the north built the Monitor.

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1. The first warships were previously made of wood.
2. The new ironclad ships were completely protected by an iron shell.
3. Merrimack  first entered the battle with all wooden ships, winning from the start.
4.Monitor was waiting for Merrimack when it returned to battle.
5. Both commanders were injured severely in the battle that neither side won; they couldn't sink each others' ships.

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1. First clash was fought between two famous ironclad ships called the Moniter and the Merrimack.
2. The Merrimack was one of the largest ships in the Union.
3. Captain John Worden was injured during the battle when a shell from the Merrimack exploded.
4. The Ironclad was a new kind o warship first in the Civil War.
5. The Moniter was completely protected with iron armor.

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1. The Merrimack was originally the largest ships in the Union Navy.
2. The Monitor was a ship completely covered with iron armor.
3. The 2 ironclad ships fought for hours.
4. The Merrimack was commanded by  the flag officer named Franklin Buchanan.
5. The battle refers to a list of names.

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* The Merrimack was one of the largest union ships before the confederacy captured it.
* The two ships were indestructible to the cannonballs when they fired at each other.
* The monster sank in a storm instead of battle.
* This battle was the first battle with ironclad ships.
* There was a battle the day before, and the Merrimack(Virginia) won by a landslide.

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1. The ironclad was covered with iron making it almost impossible to sink with a cannon.
2. The Monitor  was able to shoot at ships with its revolting turret.
3. This was the first battle fought with ironclads.
4. The Monitor  was taken down during a storm that had happened .

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1. First clash between ironclads happened on March 8, 1862 and March 9, 1862.
2. In the Union Navy, the Merrimack was one of the largest ships.
3. Cumberland sunk after it rammed it's iron ram into the ship while the Merrimack took aim.
4. Merrimack and Monitor were the last ships who couldn't sink each other so they both left battle.
5. The commanders on each ship, Merrimack and Monitor, were both injured during battle.

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1. This was the first battle between iron clad warships.
2. The Merrimack was one of the biggest ships in the Union's navy.
3. Both commanders of each ship were injured during the battle.
4. Neither side won the battle; the ships just left.
5. Part of the Monitor was found in 1973.

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1. Battle was often called the Battle of Hampton Roads.
2.  Some of the Monitor is still preserved.
3.  Merrimick commanded by Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan.
4.  Monitor was covered in iron.
5.  The monitor sank during a storm off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

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1. The Merrimack belonged to the South, and the Monitor belonged to the North.
2. The ironclad was a boat that was covered with iron, making them very hard to sink when hit with a cannonball.
3. The ironclad battle was called Battle of Hampton Roads, and took place on the date of March 8-9, 1862.
4. The North was hurrying to build an ironclad themselves, with the help of inventor John Ericsson, they succeeded.
5. The commander of the Merrimack was Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan. The commander of the Monitor was Captain John Worden, who was injured during the battle.

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1. The battle was the first clash between ironclad warships.
2. During the Civil War, the ironclad was a new warship being used.
3. The ironclads were protected with outer armor made of iron which made it less likely to sink by cannonballs.
4. John Ericsson helped the North build the Monitor.
5. The Monitor sank during a storm.

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1. Previous warships were made of wood.
2. John Ericcson built the Monitor, and it was covered in iron.
3. Cannonballs bounced right off the Merrimack.
4. Two ironclads fought for hours against each other.
5. Some of the broken Monitor is still preserved today.

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1. Most historians call it the Battle of Hampton Roads.
2. Ironclad was a new kind of warship first used in the Civil War.
3. Previous warships were made out of wood.
4. The Merrimack was originally one of the largest ships in the Union Navy.
5. The Monitor was completely protected with iron armor

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1. The Monitor was made by John Ericsson for the Union.
2. The Merrimack was destroyed by the Confederate soldiers and renamed the Virginia.
3. The first warships were made out of wood.
4. The ironclads were protected by iron armor, but could easily be destroyed by cannon balls.
5. The historians called it the Battle of Hampton Roads.

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1. The Merrimack, the largest ship in the U.S. Navy, was captured by the Confederates, who then set it on fire, rebuilt it, and renamed it Virginia.
2. After hearing that the South had the ship, the North hurried to build the ship Monitor.
3. The commander of the Merrimack, Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan was shot by a bullet in the thigh when he went to shoot his pistol at the shoreline.
4. The commander of the Monitor was wounded by a shell fired by the  Merrimack, which exploded next to his cabin.
5. Neither sides actually won the battle, but the iron clads proved their worth in the battle.

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The Merrimack was one of the largest ships in the US Navy.

The Merrimack was captured, set on fire, partially rebuilt, and then renamed Virginia.

The Merrimack and the USS Cumberland  battled it out, which ended in the Cumberland sinking.

An ironclad ship is covered in rio armor, hence its name.

The ironclad ships were first used in the Civil War.

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1. The merrimack was one of the largest ships in the union navy.
2. The Merrimack was rebuilt into the Virginia.
3. The Monitor had only two cannons.
4. The Merrimack was destroyed when the union took Norfolk.
5.The Monitor was sank during a storm.

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1.The battle is often referred to as the Battle of Hampton Roads.
2. The Merrimack was set on fire by the Union.
3. Flag officer Franklin Buchanan commanded the  Merrimack.
4. Captain John Worden, commander of Monitor, was injured by an exploding shell.
5. The battle was unsuccessful for either ship and side.

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1. The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack  was the first fight that involved ironclad warships.
2. Most historians call it the battle of Hampton roads.
3. Ironclads were a new type of warship that was mad with an iron outer armor.
4. The commander of the Merrimack Flag Officer Frank Buchanan was hit by a bullet when he went on the deck of the ship.
5. The monitor sunk while in a storm.