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 the southerners would need the animal 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 confederate surrendered, the union soldiers began to cheer Ordered them to be silent. The war is over. He said the rebels are our countryman again.

Question

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 the southerners would need the animal 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 confederate surrendered, the union soldiers began to cheer Ordered them to be silent. The war is over. He said the rebels are our countryman again. 
Use the passage to answer the question
Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the confederate troops?
A) it could bring surprise tags on the north
B) it would not help in unifying the nation again
C) it would cause his troops to view southerners as countrymen
D) it would cause the south to revoke their surrender

GPT 3.5 · Answer

B) it would not help in unifying the nation again. Grant wanted to promote unity and reconciliation between the North and the South after the war, so he did not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops.