Presidents

Presidents

I. Which Side The Presidents Were On

President Lincoln was the President of the Union states. President Davis was the President of the Confederate states.

II. What The Presidents Thought About Slavery

Davis became the champion of the South. Davis said “Slavery must be legal in all the nations’ territories.” Also Davis demanded for Congress to protect slavery. Lincoln thought slavery was wrong. Also Lincoln helped end slavery.

III. Presidents As a Leader

President Lincoln said “In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free honorable alike and what we give and what we preserve. Davis had some weaknesses but he still worked hard.

IV. Presidents political lives

Davis was strong and competitive and wanted to keep slaves. Davis lost the vote by about 1000 votes. Lincoln declared that “The insuititution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy.”

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