4. which of the following is an example of narrative writing? a. cause-and-effect essay b. travel brochure c. short story d. letter to the editor

C. short story

Explanation:

Narrative writing refers to a written or spoken account or story of fiction or non-fiction, which contains a beginning, middle and end. Besides, it has a setting (the time and place where the story happens), characters, and a narrator who tells the plot or the sequences of events that occur.

a. competition with other nations.

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.