Compare/Contrast President Abraham Lincoln with the Confederate President Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War. Give at least 2 examples for each president. Research can be done online. Please make sure your blog is in your own words. No cutting and pasting!
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Amanda Flynn
Some differences between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are that Abraham Lincoln took care of the States economy and Jefferson Davis didn't, he really only cared about the war. Jefferson Davis also tried to get foreign countries to help them win the war, but was unsuccessful. They both focused a lot on the war. Abraham Lincoln's main goal was to get the nation back together. Many historians believe that Jefferson Davis was a weak leader, but they believe that Abraham Lincoln was an incredible president.
Manaia Friend
3/4/15
Period 3
Abraham Lincoln was a republican who wanted to stop the spread of slavery to the west. Jefferson Davis was a democrat who was for slavery Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Union. Once South Carolina seceded he was only the leader of the North. Jefferson Davis on the other hand was choice to be the leader of the South during the civil war after they seceded.
Jessie Bennett P1
Abe Lincoln was born Feb 12, 1809 and Jefferson Davis was born June 3, 1808 they were both born in Kentucky. They both served as a wartime leaders for 4 bloody years. 1861-1865. hey both had military careers. Davis joined the Democrats while Lincoln became a Whig. They were very alike and close. They both died and remain part of Kentucky. They both made a big impact on our lifes.
Something that Abe and Jefferson had in common was that they were both born in Kentucky. Something else that they have in common is that they both were democrats. Something that they didn't have in common was that Abe was the 16th president of the United States and Jefferson was the first and only president of Confederate States of America. Another difference between Davis and Lincoln was that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865. Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889 of acute bronchitis.
Caitlin D. P:3
Melissa Psaras
Period1
In matters of war and military Davis was considered more experienced and knowledgeable. However, Lincoln was considered more effective when it came to moving forward in the civil war. Davis was also considered better at public relations while Lincoln had little knowledge about that.
Abraham Lincoln believed that everyone should be loyal to our country whereas Jefferson Davis believed in sectionalism. Both were against secession yet Davis became the leader of the Confederate. Davis had also previously fought in the Mexican-American war, meaning he had close combat experience unlike Abraham Lincoln. This probably gave him an advantage in war strategies. –Victoria Yencik, Period 3.
Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln had a few differences and a few strange similarities. For example both were presidents during the civil war, were married, and were born the state of Kentucky. However they were on opposing sides, Lincoln on the Union's side and Davis on the Confederacy's side. They fought for different causes. Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union and stop the spread of slavery into the west, while Davis supported slavery and wanted to break away from the Union. Davis wanted to settle things trough war while Lincoln wanted to settle things through talking. This shows that both men were great men who were similar in some was and different in others.
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period 3
Mark Hammer
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both leaders during the Civil War, Jefferson Davis for the Confederate States of America, and Abraham Lincoln for the United States of America. Growing up, Jefferson Davis was very rich, his family had sent him to a expensive school where he got an education. On the other hand, Lincoln lived in a small log cabin without a formal education. They had both been born in Kentucky, but Lincoln with barely any education had moved to Indiana where studied law and excelled. Davis who used to be in the U.S military had moved to Mississippi where he got involved with growing cotton and owned a plantation. The had both had military experience, Lincoln had been involved with the Black Hawk war of the 1830s. Davis had joined the Democrats and Lincoln, a congressman, had joined the Whig Party, which had died out and he later joined the Republican Party that had just started out, clearly their beliefs on slavery had contrasted. Lincoln had wanted to maintain the Union whereas Davis believed slavery was best for the South. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both willing to sacrifice anything for their causes, Lincoln had died when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 and Davis had died later on from disease in 1889.
Michelle A.
Period 1
Tyler Gaughan per 8
At the time of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was on the republican side and Jefferson Davis was with the confederates. Jefferson and Abraham were on different sides but they were similar, they were both born in Kentucky and are a bit of rivals, they had rivaled for senate before election for president.
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in slavery and fought alongside the Union army. Jefferson Davis fought alongside the Confederate army ans did believe in slavery. They both pictured the Nation very differently. Lincoln pictured a free nation and Davis pictured a nation with slavery. They did not agree on how they should run the government and the nation.
Maria Castro-Rodriguez
period 1
Sam Gertner Period 1
A difference between Davis and Lincoln was that Jefferson was a Democrat, while Lincoln was a Republican. Also, Jefferson used more of a war mentality while president, while Lincoln used a more peaceful mentality while president. A similarity between Jefferson and Lincoln was that they both were presidents of their respective countries. Also, both did very well in politics before becoming president.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were different in many aspects. For example Lincoln tried to problem solve in order to avoid war. Whereas Jefferson Davis focused on the idea of war and conflict. This means that he had no interest in the stability of the government. Fore he could not smoothly run the nation or keep the southern economy afloat because he lacked both political and analytical skills. Also, Abraham Lincoln sided with the Union opposed to the Confederates, like Jefferson Davis had done. Of course this made Jefferson a controversial character in the eyes of several citizens. Many thought that the idea of secession from the United States was idiotic. Therefore Abraham Lincolns practical personality and political views made him a better president.
Cailinn Stockman
Per.2 3/8/15
Alyssa Noce
Period 2
President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis were very different. Lincoln was for the Union and Davis was for the Confederacy. That means that Lincoln was against slavery and Davis was for slavery. Davis also had a war like attitude unlike Lincoln, who wanted peace throughout the country. Lincoln was leader of the North who wanted to have a free country, and Davis was the leader of the South who wanted a slavery country.
Abraham Lincoln was a man in favor of the North. Jefferson Davis was a man of the South Davis held a spot in Congress while Lincoln lost his Senate election. Davis fought in war while Lincoln never did. They were both however Presidents. Lincoln was the President of the United States and Davis was the President of the Confederate States.
Kenny Schneider Period 1
While Abraham Lincoln was a republican and the President of the United States of America. Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. In the end they both end up fighting for their own causes. While Jefferson died of bronchiectasis Lincoln died of a bullet to the head.
Dawson
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were leaders during the period of the civil war, however, Lincoln was the president of the Untied States of America while Davis was a leader of the Confederate States of America which were enemies. Also, Lincoln and Davis both originated from the state of Kentucky and kept their ties with the state throughout their lives. Despite Abraham Lincoln being a abolitionist and Jefferson Davis being a pro-slavery citizen they both highly defended their beliefs. Both men had a military background however they carried themselves differently. Lincoln was an approachable person and found military life didn't suit him; a lanky man. On the contrary, Davis, fought in the Mexican war which Lincoln helped end; a very broad man. In the end, these two important men to their followers fought in the bloodiest war, the Civil War, from 1861-1865.
Katherine Samonek
Period 1
One difference between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is that they were on opposite sides during the war. Lincoln was a Unionist and Davis was a Confederate. Abe was on the side opposing the secession in the territories, and Jefferson was in favor of the Southern states becoming their own country. Another difference was that Lincoln tried to solve problems with his and his co-worker’s brains instead of violence. Davis was the complete opposite. He thought he could solve everything by using violence.
Maddie Winters
Period 1
Anna Civitelli Period 1
Abe Lincoln and Jeff Davis have a ton of similarities and differences. Some similarities are that Abe and Jeff were President during the Civil War. They were also born and married in the state of Kentucky. Some differences between Davis and Lincoln are Davis had more military experience than Lincoln and also Davis had more political experience than Lincoln.
Lincoln and Davis both had weaknesses. Lincoln was he had no experience in government and Davises was that he made enemies easily which is not a good thing. They were different because Davis had a mind of always winning wars while Lincolns mind never wanted to start a war and tried to avoid it.
Amanda hanna
Period 1
President Lincoln and President Jefferson Davis were very different at the time of the American Civil War because Lincoln was the president of America while Davis was the opposing president of the Confederate States of America and was trying to fend off invading armies from the North all while trying to form a separate republic. In other words, these two presidents were fighting one another during the A.C.W. Lincoln and Davis were alike during the Civil War because both of their objectives were to motivate most of the U.S. to join one of them, Lincoln (North) or Davis (South), to bring a change into the country.
Melissa Santos
Period: 3
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are very different types of presidents in more ways than one. They were not only differed in opinion, they were the presidents of two feuding countries at war. They led their countries in different ways. Abraham Lincoln led his country with a principle of freedom and independence and Davis ran his with a complete lack of it for African American people. They had different ideas about what was right for a country for the future expansion and termination of slavery of their countries which eventually led the presidents to war with one another of this issue.
Aidan McShane Period 8
Megan O'Meara Period 3
Lincoln and Davis were both in power during the time of the civil war. Lincoln was was with the north and wanted to end the spread of slavery, where as Davis was a proslavery leader with the southern states. Lincoln learned that slavery should not be spread throughout the country because he knew that was right. Davis was born and raised on a cotton plantation so he was brought up around slaver, he never learned any better. Davis also had military training since he was a teenager.
Caitlyn Gruber
Period 8
One difference between President Abraham Lincoln and the Confederate President Jefferson Davis is Davis was trying to establish a separate country on the other hand Lincoln was trying to preserve the union and keep the country together. Another difference was Lincoln didn't believe in slavery while Davis believed in slavery. One similarity between the two was that they both didn't like the idea of having the union divided but they had different ideas to fix it. Another similarity was that they both lead unstable governments during the war.
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were different when it came to the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery and lead the Union to victory during the war. Lincoln was also praised by the African Americans because he helped with the slavery situation. Unlike Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson was both liked and disliked for the way he handled slavery. Jefferson also had trouble leading the Confederacy to independence in the U.S. Civil War. But both presidents had strong but different feelings for how to protect the land.
Meghan L.
Period 8
Lincoln and Davis were very different but had many similarities, too. Lincoln and Davis both were born in Kentucky, and both had weaknesses. Davis tended to make a lot of enemies, while Lincoln had little experience with government. Although, Lincoln was a Republican, who believed that all men were created equal. Davis was Democrat who believed that white men were above black men.
Casandra Stoica
Period 3
One difference between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is that Abraham Lincoln was a republican and belied all men were created equal. But Davis Jefferson was a democrat. Another example how they are different was that Davis Jefferson votes were mostly from the Confederate army and Abraham Lincolns votes weren't so Abraham Lincoln ended up getting more votes.
Sarah Townson period 2
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were alike and different in many ways. They were alike because they were both presidents of their own separate sections of America.Both Lincoln and Davis both led unstable governments during the time of the Civil War.
They are different because Lincoln was the president of the Union but Davis was the president of the Confederate States. Davis wanted war but Lincoln wanted to avoid war.
Andrew, period 3
Abraham Lincoln's main goal in the American Civil War was to keep the Union together, while Jefferson Davis, was to keep slavery in the United States. In the end, Davis ended up losing the war for the South, unlike Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln made much better strategic decisions than Davis, causing the North to beat the South.
DJ Foley
Period 1
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were very dofferent presidents, although they did have some similarities. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both born in Kentucky. They were also both presidents of their own parts of America. Lincoln and Davis had very different mind sets. Lincoln was a problem solver and attempted to aviod war at all costs, while still seeking the approval of his peers. Davis was just the opposite, and would try to gain control no matter then opinions of those around him. Davis also had a war state of mind. Finally, Lincoln ended up winning over Davis in the election.
Murray McCarthy
Jake mccarthy pr.1
Abe Lincoln was a republican who had won almost every single northerners vote in the 1860 presadental election. He was against slavery and wanted to destroy it but he had a greater intrest. He wanted to keep the union together. He would of been willing to give the south another slave state or two to keep the union together. On the other had Jefferson Davis was a demarcat he wanted the south to be independent. He also suported slavery. As you can tell they were two completely different men and so were their populations they governed.
Michael Wisentaner
Abe Lincoln was a republican and Jefferson Davis was a democrat. They both had different views on things. From Abe's point of view, slavery was a horrible thing and he thought there should be no such thing. But Jefferson Davis' s point of view on slavery is that it should be kept and it is a way of life for him and the rest of The Confederate States of America. They ended of being rivals during the civil war.
Lincoln had a plan to solve the problems of the war while David just wanted to take everything over with his war mind, they were both born in Kentucky and they're both were trying to lead their side to victory.
Bella Migliaro
President Abraham Lincoln and the Confederate President Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War were very different. Lincoln and Davis both had careers in the military. They also were both in power during the Civil War. Davis grew up in the South and was born on a plantation. He grew up with slavery. Lincoln was on the North's side in the civil war while Davis was on the South's side. They were both born in Kentucky.
Rachel Colegrove period #1
Abraham Lincoln had little education but he studied law and became successful in his chosen field. Jefferson Davis and his family were involved in cotton planting. He became the ideal of a Southern gentlemen. Lincoln then married Mary Todd the family of Lexington, Kentucky. Davis married Varina Howell of Natchez, Mississippi. Lincoln and Davis were different though. Davis was with a military bearing, while Lincoln is a backwoodsman. Both men were willing to sacrifice all they had for their countries. Overall, Davis and Lincoln remain a part of Kentucky.
Maddie Samperi
Period 3
Abe Lincoln was the president for the United States or America, while Jefferson Davis was the president for the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis was a Democrat and Abe Lincoln was a Republican. Both Lincoln and Davis were presidents while the Union and Confederacy were at war and they both were born in Kentucky.
Sam K
Period 1
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, both presidents but of different parts of the U.S. The North and the South. Lincoln and Davis both good politicians, however Lincoln lacked strength in his military knowledge. He had General Grant command the Union army. Davis got his military strength from serving in the military. Jefferson's fault was that he devoted his attention to war. Because of this, the economy of the south started to fall apart. They printed more money but that just decreased the worth of the confederate bill. While Grant was in control of the military, Lincoln had time to focus on the economy of the north and helping the people.
Tommy Brisch
Compare: Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis had different opinions, but some things they had in common. They were both a president, and at the same time. Abe and Davis were both presidents during 1861 to 1865, which was the starting and ending year of the American Civil War. Abe was president of the U.S., and Davis was president of the Confederate States.
Contrast: In the American Civil war, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both presidents, but wanted different things. Abe wanted to stop the spread of slavery into the west part of the United States. But on the other hand, Davis wanted slavery in the Confederate States. Another reason why they didn't think the same way was because Davis was indicating that he wanted war against the United States about the issue of slavery. Abe didn't want war but wanted to stop the constant fighting between the North and South which in the end resulted in the American Civil War.
Hannah Epifano
Period 2
President Abraham Lincon speech was mostly directed to the whole nation he wanted to succession just like the other presidents, he wanted " To form a More perfect Union". But on the other hand president Jefferson Davis was a plantation owner on the south he thought about the importance in slavery and was willing to fight for the slavery act in the war he gave up from being commander of rebels war.
Joey Samonek 3
Lauren Rancourt
A difference between Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln was that they fought in the civil war for opposite reasons. Davis wanted slavery and Lincoln did not. This was mostly because they were in different parts of the union; Davis in the South and Lincoln in the North. Another difference between them was Davis was head of the Confederacy while Lincoln was leader of the Union. This shows that Lincoln has more power over the whole union than Davis would ever have, even though the Southerners did not like Lincoln. Lincoln would always have more power than Davis except Davis had more political and military experience.
The difference between Jefferson and Lincoln is that Jefferson was mor of a civilized person, meaning he had many more friends and more of an education. Lincoln was more of an uncivilized person meaning he had little friend and no education. Abe was a smart man even with no education because he turned out to be the president.
Abraham Lincoln was smarter than Davis because Lincoln made the CSA fire the first shots but really, Lincoln had planned to have them shoot the first shots.
Brett Cahill p3
the most ovious difference is that Abraham Linchon was the presedent for the Union and Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate, but they also grew up in the south. Abe was self taught but Jefferson was not.
Lucas Cuseo
Period 3
the differences that Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is that Davis made more enemies by wanted to have battles instead of making his governance more stable. Lincoln wasn't able to take any Senate or Cabinet post prior to his presidency. the similarities are that they were both presidents of their sections of America, and they both had weaknesses to overcome.
Brendan Andros per 3
on difference between Lincoln and Davis is Lincoln tried to avoid wars, whereas Davis preferred to go to war. When South Carolina left the USA, Lincoln told everyone to relax, take some time and figure everything out. Lincoln much rather take time and figure the problem out, rather than go right to war. Davis on the other hand wanted to go to war. If Davis was president then he would probably go to war as soon as South Carolina announced that they were leaving the USA. Another difference was that Lincoln had a hard time gaining the control of the people under him, but Davis made too many enemies while gaining the control of the people under him. In the end Lincoln was less violent and an eager to please president, and Davis was more violent and didn't care if he had to push people down to in order to gain control.
Christina Moniz
Period 3
Some differences between Abraham Lincoln and jefferson Davis is Lincoln wanted to get the The nation back together. Jefferson Davis had "war fevor" in his early presidency. Most of his popularity was from being obsessed with war. Lincoln tried to come up with a plan to get the nation back together while Davis wanted to start a civil war.
Max
Lincoln and Davis were both born in Kentucky, approximately 100 miles apart. They each led their own section of this country through four years of civil war. They both had issues running unstable governments during their time as leaders. The obvious difference was their views on slavery. Lincoln wanted approval from his government, while Davis just wanted full control and didn't really care what his government thought. Davis was a war minded leader and Lincoln was a problem solver who would try anything to avoid war. Lincoln won the election and I believe it was due to his nature of being able to overcome life's obstacles and lead with compassion. I do not feel that Jefferson Davis possessed these qualities.
Mikaela D.
Period 1
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson davis were very different but have some similarities like where they are born which was in Kentucky, but Abe Lincoln was against slavery and wanted to stop it from spreading while Jefferson Davis was for slavery. Kaitlyn R Period 8
Lincoln wasn't very well educated, while Jefferson's brother saw to it that he was. Lincoln grew up on a farm as an only child/with step siblings. Jefferson was the youngest of 10 and lived on a military base. They both had deaths that affected them negatively. Both fought for what they believed in until the end.
Sabrina P1
the difference between them was that Lincoln had no idea really how to deal with war but Davis had military training. Also another difference is that Lincoln had most people on his side the Confederate states were just a band of states that didn't get there way, so they took it to war.
Michaela C. period 1
Abraham Lincoln's intentions when he stepped in to presidency were not to go to war. Jefferson Davis however, wanted to fight. Jefferson Davis was a Democrat while Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Davis believed in sectionalism and Lincoln believed in keeping the peace within the Union and staying together.
Emma McCarthy
Period 8
During the American Civil War, Lincoln was less experienced with wars and didn't have much of the best of ideas of what to do although Davis had military training which was more beneficial to him especially leading the Confederate states forward. Davis was raised into a more wealthy family owning a plantation while Lincoln was raised in a small cabin attempting to help provide for his family. Lincoln, being a lawyer, had an okay understanding of politics while Davis was more ill-informed in this field
-Tyler V
There are a few similarities and differences between Jefferson Davis and Abe Lincoln. Both men became president during the civil war, got married, and were born in Kentucky. A large difference between the two is that Lincoln represents the Union while Davis represents the Confederacy. Davis was also very well known for making enemies and using violence while Lincoln was way more held back. Another fact is that Davis is known for having more political and military experience than Abe Lincoln.
TJ Rohach Period 3
Mike Kusick period 8
Both presidents were politicians, born in Kentucky and, were elected as president around the civil war. Lincoln did not use violence but Davis did. Lincoln wanted people to take their time and figure things out. Davis on the other hand, wanted to go straight to war. Lincoln represented the Union while Davis represented the CSA.
Lincoln had a hard time trying to control the people while Davis made to manny enimies in doing so. Lastly,Lincoln was a Republican and Davis was a Democrat.
Benny Gonzalez period 8
Abraham Lincoln was a Union leader that wanted to stop slavery from spreading. Jefferson Davis was a Confederate leader that wanted to continue and keep slavery. Abraham Lincoln wanted to keep the the Union together and Jefferson Davis wanted to leave the Union.
President Lincoln and President Jefferson were very different from each other in many ways. One of the biggest differences two president can have are the political party that they belong to. Lincoln was a Republican wile Jefferson a Democrat. As these two men were very different people in general. During the Civil war one of the President was more worried about going and fighting while the other was trying to rebuild his country. President Abraham Lincoln was the one who wanted the U.S. to be brought back together while President Jefferson was the only who was the one who was worried about losing the war. These men were extremely different from each other in many ways.
Campbell Halloran
Some differences and similarities between President Abraham Lincoln, and the confederate president Jefferson Davis during the Civil War was that Lincoln liked to avoid wars and he wasn't educated very well. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky, and Abraham Lincoln was president of the Union and Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. Dakota Northrop p.3
Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky and was raised in Mississippi. He became the president Of the Confederate states and was popular at the beginning of his presidency but turned out to just not have the necessary "personality" for it. On the other hand, Abraham Lincoln was born and raised in Kentucky. He became the president of the Union and wasn't too popular in the beginning because of his views on slavery and such but was proven to be a great president.
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson davis were both born in kentucky 100 miles apart and were presidents during the civil war. The differece was that Abraham Licoln was the president of the north and Jefferson Davis was the president of the south.Also Abraham Lincoln was more of a likeable and considered a great president an Jefferson Davis was not good leader at all.
Zach Hernandez Period 1
Some Differences between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are that Lincoln cared about the states and Davis cared about getting troops and winning the war.
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