Explanation
The Merrimack entered into battle against the wooden Union ships at Hampton Roads. The Union cannons fired shot after shot at the Merrimack with no success. The cannonballs bounced right off. The Merrimack then took aim at the Union ship the USS Cumberland. It smashed its iron ram right into the side of the ship. The Cumberland sunk. Then the Merrimack went after the USS Minnesota, damaging the ship and forcing it to ground. After hours of fighting, the Merrimack returned to Norfolk for the night.
Answer:
Bastille Day
Explanation:
It was the day they stormed the Bastille. It is a widely celebrated holdiday in France
The answer is B. it demonstrate the potential energy contained in matter
1. To take some of the over population of poor in France and settle them in the new world.
2. With colonization raw materials and natural resources, beaver pelts, fish, and lumber exported back to France.
3. Militarily and strategically block rival expansion of other empires in the new world.