? Confederate commerce-raiders
A. operated near New York and Boston.
B. dealt a devastating blow to the Union's merchant marine.
C. severely crippled the Union war effort.
D. established an effective blockade of Union ports.
E. were almost all built in Britain.
Answer:
B. dealt a devastating blow to the Union's merchant marine.
E. were almost all built in Britain.
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