Depends on the sides we are talking about
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.
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it created precedent by declaring that indigent criminal defendants have a constitutional right to a court-appointed lawyer.
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The Decleration of Independence does uphold the political principles because with out it or country would still be suffering for the lack of money and freedom because of Europe's greed. For example, imagine the U.S. becoming a country like South Africa. We would be poor and helpless because we would have no independence and the right to agree to trading and developing a economic system in general. So my overall arguement stands to show that I support the Decleration of Independence and that it upholds all of Americans political values.