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LINCOLN VS. DAVIS
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Davis Presidency
Lincoln's Presidency
In 1824, when Davis was 16 years old, President James Monroe requested that Davis would become a cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York.
Davis was named President of the Confederate States of America on February 18, 1861.
Davis hoped that the North would let the South secede in peace from the union, but then realized that Lincoln had no intentions of letting the south secede peacefully. When Lincoln did not turn over Fort Sumter to the Confederacy, Davis authorized the attack, marking the start of the Civil War.
After the war, Davis was captured on May 10, 1865 in Georgia. He went to prison for two years at Fort Monroe in Virginia for his crimes against the Union.
- Abraham Lincoln was a president during the Civil War
- He was recognized for wanting to preserve The Union.
- He was a part of the National Union Party, which was a branch of the Republican Party.
- Lincoln preferred to fight instead of letting the southerners secede from the Union, he felt that his job as president was to keep the Union in tact.
- "His one goal, he said, was 'lasting peace among ourselves.' He called for 'malice towards none' and 'charity for all'"
Similarities
- Lincoln and Davis were born in Kentucky and
were both the presidents of the United States.
- They had and unstable government while the Union and the Confederacy were at war.
- They had military careers.
- Both were willing to leave everything they had for their country. People say that they both had a strong sense of humanity.
- They were both married, Lincoln to Mary Todd Lincoln and Davis to first to Sarah Knox Taylor who died and then to Varina Davis.
Life
Thoughts About slavery
- Lincoln was known for freeing slaves through the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Lincoln confronted The Senator and The Supreme Court about slaves and equality for slaves.
- What helped Lincoln's campaign was "... his moderate view in slavery, his support for improving national infrastructure and the protective tariff"
- He created The Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that all individuals who were held as slaves in rebellious states henceforward shall be free'
- The Emancipation Proclamation helped to initiate the end to slavery.
LINCOLN
DAVIS
Jefferson Davis was an American politician who was the Senator of Mississippi
He was elected as president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Jefferson Davis was a part of the Democratic Party.
One of 10 children born into a military family, Davis was born just 100 miles from President Abraham Lincoln’s.
Davis' father and uncles were soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, and all three of his older brothers fought in the War of 1812.
His grandfather was a public servant to the U.S. southern colonies.
His family were deeply rooted to the United States.
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Differences
Facts
Lincoln's Life
- Lincoln was president of the Union while Davis was
president of the Confederacy.
- Lincoln found it difficult to control Congress and get things completed, while Davis, who had many enemies, worked well with the governing body of the Confederacy.
- Davis was known for having complete control while Lincoln looked for approval of his leadership.
- Lincoln won president elections in 1860.
- Lincoln had been given a poor education as a child but persevered and eventually received his law degree, while Davis was sent to some of the best institutions in America (during the time period).
- Davis was a passionate soldier and was famous for fighting in the Mexican American War, while Lincoln fought in the Black Hawk War however soon came to his senses that the soldier life wasn't for him.
- In the long run, Lincoln had a more successful presidency in the end. He was able to pass the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery.
- Davis had a successful early presidency but was met with a series of unfortunate loses near the end of his presidency.
- He was named Jefferson after the 3rd president Thomas Jefferson. Who was also a slave owner.
- His middle name was Finis, which means "final" in Latin. His parents named him this because they expected him to be their final child.
- Born in Kentucky (Feb 12, 1809)
- Sixteenth president in The United States
- He joined The Republican party in 1856
- In the election, Lincoln received 180 votes of 303 votes
- Married Mary Todd in 1842 and had four children.