A series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France, a country with which Britain was at war;<span> the impressment of U.S. seamen into the Royal Navy, and you can find more reasons on google if you look up " causes of the war of 1812"</span>
The battle you are referring to is actually called the Battle of the Ironclads. In this battle, it was the Merrimac (from the Confederacy) versus the USS Monitor (from the Union). This was the first battle between iron-fortified vessels in the Civil War. This battle ended up in a draw but represented a new form of fighting that both the Union and Confederacy had to be ready for.
August 28, 1963 if you needed the year.
B. he wrote the treaty of Versailles after world war l<span />
