1.Based on the evidence presented in this chapter, did Leeâs surrender at Appomattox and Grantâs magnanimity to the defeated forces…
February 19th, 2023
1.Based on the evidence presented in this chapter, did Lee’s surrender at Appomattox and Grant’s magnanimity to the defeated forces save the nation from a drawn-out guerrilla war, as some historians have argued? Or, as other scholars have suggested, did the events at Appomattox undermine black emancipation by giving a high priority to the reconciliation of northern and southern whites?
