Predict what a southerner would say about what happened at Appomattox court house.

A. I and devasted to hear about all those union soldiers who died they were like brothers to me

B. The union was destined to win this war from the onset of it. They had more men and more supplies

C. I can't believe this war is over. I am going home and celebrate with my wife and children

D. we have spent millions of dollars and thousands of lives have been lost and we have nothing to show for it.

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Kendall Ortega

22 December, 04:09

Predict what a southerner would say about what happened at Appomattox court house.

A. I and devasted to hear about all those union soldiers who died they were like brothers to me

B. The union was destined to win this war from the onset of it. They had more men and more supplies

C. I can't believe this war is over. I am going home and celebrate with my wife and children

D. we have spent millions of dollars and thousands of lives have been lost and we have nothing to show for it.

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Elliana Cervantes · Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation:

The Union and confederacy were fighting for too completely different reasons.

The Union first fighting for the preservation of the Union, eventually becoming a war to free slaves (main reason behind this is to make it a righteous war so European powers would not intervene)

The Confederates on the other hand were fighting to preserve slavery (since their bustling cotton industry)

The Confederacy hated the Union and the Union the same (yes not everyone hated eachother), however, in any battle. You will not mourn the winning sides loses, you will not declare the enemy force deserving of the victory, and the war wasn't over, this was just a decisive victory at the time.