Puritans were hostile to the celebration of christmas because

a. the bible does not recognize december 25 as the birthdate of jesus
b. the roman heather saturnalia was observed during december
c. christmas celebrations often involve gluttony and excessive drinking
d. all of the above

I believe it would be D. All of the above.

Explanation:

1. Nowhere in the Bible does it acknowledge December 25th as Jesus' birthday, its actually acknowledged that Jesus was most likely born sometime in Spring.

2. Most people believe that people decided to celebrate Jesus' birth in December because of the various Roman Holidays that took place during the winter. And the Romans weren't exactly kind to the Christians/Jews of that time.

3. It's kind of a big thing to overeat and drink like crazy during the holidays. It's definitely a holiday based around self-indulgence.

So I would say that it would be all of the above.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

straight down to hell mate