Question

Why is Lee reluctant to fight?

A. Lee does not believe the war will last very long, particularly if military leaders refrain from involvement.
B. Lee believes that separating into two countries is the best path for both North and South.
C. Lee’s loyalty is torn between the Union and his home state of Virginia.
D. Lee fears he will die for a cause in which he does not believe.

Answer 1

c. Lee's loyalty was torn between the Union, and his home state of Virginia

Answer 2

Lee believes that separating into two countries is the best path for both North and South( B); actually Lee did not want the secession but he was a great defender of slavery and the general order of things in the South. Although he was deemed to have a special loyalty for Virginia, once his state joined the Confederacy Lee tried to obtain its independence as a whole.