Lesson 14-Mercy at Appomattox I. Text Analysis One officer suggested that the troops could In Para. 5 disperse and carry on as guerrillas. Lee refused For Reference Question: Throughout history, we know defeated generals and revolutionaries and traitors were usually beheaded or they were hung or they were imprisoned or like Napoleon, they were exiled. If you were Lee, would you consider guerilla warfare? W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E One officer suggested that the troops could disperse and carry on as guerrillas. Lee refused; … I. Text Analysis To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox Question: Throughout history, we know defeated generals and revolutionaries and traitors were usually beheaded or they were hung or they were imprisoned or like Napoleon, they were exiled. If you were Lee, would you consider guerilla warfare? In Para. 5 For Reference
4-Mercy at Appomat I. Text Analysis For reference: The South itself was a maze and a tangle of hills and swamps and streams and forests. They have the temperament, the ability and the incentive and arguably, if they had decided to wage guerilla warfare, they would have been one of the most formidable guerilla armies in all of history. And in fact, at this very moment Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, his government was on the run calling for a guerilla warfare, but in the end, Lee says no to guerilla warfare because he reasons that it will destroy not only the North but the South and quite impressionably he says, it will take many generations before this country recovers W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox For reference: The South itself was a maze and a tangle of hills and swamps and streams and forests. They have the temperament, the ability and the incentive and arguably, if they had decided to wage guerilla warfare, they would have been one of the most formidable guerilla armies in all of history. And in fact, at this very moment, Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, his government was on the run calling for a guerilla warfare, but in the end, Lee says no to guerilla warfare because he reasons that it will destroy not only the North but the South and quite impressionably he says, it will take many generations before this country recovers
4-Mercy at Appomat I. Text Analysis 3 Question: List out the contrasts between the appearances of Lee and Grant during their meeting in Paragraph 7. What is indicated in the picture? ee was in full dress un iform with a sash and a presentation sword. Defeated though he was, honor and dignity would never die. Grant was in customary field uniform, with muddy trousers and muddy boots. He was the victor, but he was not showing the slightest sense of superiority and vindictiveness W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis Question: List out the contrasts between the appearances of Lee and Grant during their meeting in Paragraph 7. What is indicated in the picture? Lee was in full dress uniform, with a sash and a presentation sword. Defeated though he was, honor and dignity would never die. Grant was in customary field uniform, with muddy trousers and muddy boots. He was the victor, but he was not showing the slightest sense of superiority and vindictiveness. To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
Lesson 14-Mercy at Appomattox I. Text Analysis 4 Question: What examples were taken here to show that the terms of surrender were quite generous? Far from hounding the enemy with reprisals, simply let them all go home Grant also allowed the Confederates to keep their horses for the spring planting. (This scenario is humorously echoed during the 1962 steel crisis President Kennedy firmly rejected the steel industry,'s attempt to raise prices. When asked about the terms of the government's agreement, Kennedy stated,"I let them keep their horses for the spring planting W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis Question: What examples were taken here to show that the terms of surrender were quite generous? • Far from hounding the enemy with reprisals, simply let them all go home. • Grant also allowed the Confederates to keep their horses for the spring planting. (This scenario is humorously echoed during the 1962 steel crisis. President Kennedy firmly rejected the steel industry's attempt to raise prices. When asked about the terms of the government's agreement, Kennedy stated, “I let them keep their horses for the spring planting.”) To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox
4-Mercy at Appomat I. Text Analysis S Question: In Paragraph 10,Grant put an end to it. What does it"refer to? Why did Grant stop it? It refers to the fact that when hearing the news of surrender Union soldiers fired cannon to celebrate it. Grant stopped it because the rebels are our countrymen again"andhe couldn't exult in the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Question: In Paragraph 10, “Grant put an end to it.” What does “it” refer to? Why did Grant stop it? I. Text Analysis It refers to the fact that when hearing the news of surrender, Union soldiers fired cannon to celebrate it. Grant stopped it because “the rebels are our countrymen again” and “he couldn’t exult in the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly”. To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox