Why did General Lee decide to surrender his troops at Appomattox Courthouse?

A General Lee no longer wanted to fight and his troops wanted to surrender.

B The Union promised to restore the South to its way of life before the war.

C Confederacy president Jefferson Davis ordered him to surrender.

D The Union had surrounded his troops and he had run out of supplies.

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Miguel Castro

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26 December, 01:29

Why did General Lee decide to surrender his troops at Appomattox Courthouse?

A General Lee no longer wanted to fight and his troops wanted to surrender.

B The Union promised to restore the South to its way of life before the war.

C Confederacy president Jefferson Davis ordered him to surrender.

D The Union had surrounded his troops and he had run out of supplies.

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Jeremy Jarvis · Answer 1

General Lee decided to surrender his troops at Appomattox Court House because the Union had surrounded his troops and he had run out of supplies. The correct answer is D.

General Lee's troops had no supplies left and they were starving. Also, many of them had no guns and begged him to surrender because they were already surrounded by the Union.