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?
(1 point)
It could bring surprise attacks on the North.
It would not help in
unifying the nation again.
It would cause his troops
• to view Southerners as countrymen.
It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.

Answer 1

Grant did not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops because it would not help in unifying the nation again.