At Appomattox Court House Grant offered generous terms of surrender to the 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 that southerners would need the animals for spring plowing. Finally Grant ordered, "each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authority.
As the Confederates surrendered, Union soldiers began to cheer. Grant ordered them to stop. "The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again."
Summarize the terms of surrender that General Grant offered General Lee. Explain why these were significant in the nation starting its next chapter.

How important is it to have a powerful army and navy? give two reasons for your answer

Which georgia shipyard produced 88 liberty ships?

1. in recent lessons, you have been reading about some of the challenges and issues that the united states faces in both foreign and domestic affairs. review your notes from chapters 39–41 and make a list of these issues. make sure you review the looking to the future and charting future courses sheets from the divisions and new realities lessons. of all the challenges and issues that the united states faces, which do you believe is the most serious in terms of foreign affairs and which in terms of domestic affairs? choose one of each and write an essay that describes each issue and explains why you believe it is the most serious. there is no right or wrong answer—you will be graded, in part, on how well you make the argument that each issue you chose is the most serious. refer to the rubric and scoring instructions on the next page to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.