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Why did Robert E Lee finally decide to surrender?

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Lee finally decide to surrender during the Civil War because he ran out of manpower, and his few remaining troops were barefoot and starving.
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They were already trapped, and huge canons were pointed against them. So, if they didn't surrender, the canons would fire and they would be likely killed.
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