Lee decided to surrender his army in part because he wanted to prevent unnecessary destruction to the South.
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No he did not die a few weeks after he became president. He was the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809
The leaders of europe got together and changed the borders of various countries in hope of creating a large number of countries with relatively similar levels of power
Yes he does. He states in the beginning that it is his oppinion. "If its ok for men to fight, its ok for women to fight"