Which of the following was an area of agreement between Lincoln and Davis?

Lincoln and Davis both hoped to avoid a war between the North and South, even though they disagreed sharply about secession and the Union. Lincoln sought to preserve the Union without starting a conflict, while Davis initially hoped the Confederacy could separate without war. So the shared position was wanting to avoid war, not agreeing on who had legitimate authority or whether the South could leave the Union.

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