In the text, you read this about the surrender at Appomattox:
At Appomattox Court House, Grant offered generous terms of surrender to the defeated Confederate army. Soldiers were required to turn over their rifles, but officers were allowed to keep their pistols. Soldiers who had horses could keep them. Grant knew that southerners would need the animals for spring plowing. Finally, ordered Grant, “each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities.”
As the Confederates surrendered, Union soldiers began to cheer. Grant ordered them to be silent. “The war is over,” he said. “The rebels are our countrymen again.”
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?
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Responses
It could bring surprise attacks on the North.
It could bring surprise attacks on the North.
It would not help in unifying the nation again.
It would not help in unifying the nation again.
It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.
It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.
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The most accurate answer is: It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
The correct answer is:
It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
The correct answer is: It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
In the text, it states that Grant ordered his troops to be silent and said, "The rebels are our countrymen again." This suggests that Grant wanted his soldiers to see the surrendered Confederates as fellow countrymen, rather than as enemies to be celebrated over. By not allowing his troops to celebrate, Grant was seeking to promote unity and reconciliation between the North and the South.