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Fort Sumter and the Confederacy

Question 10 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

Which was an area of agreement between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

Answer
A
Both wanted to avoid a war between the North and South.
B
Both considered Davis an equal leader to Lincoln.
C
Both considered Lincoln the rightful leader of the Union.
D
Both believed the South had a right to leave the Union.

Explanation

Both Lincoln and Davis initially wanted to avoid a war between the North and South, even though they disagreed sharply about secession and the Union. Davis led the Confederacy, so he did not consider Lincoln the rightful leader of the South, and Lincoln rejected the South’s right to leave the Union. Thus, their shared desire to avoid war was the area of agreement.

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