Question

Which of the following best states a difference between the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

Davis declared war on the Union, while Lincoln threatened war if the South did not return to the Union.

Davis said that the South would eventually abandon slavery, while Lincoln insisted that the South do so immediately.

Lincoln threatened war if the Confederacy did not return to the Union, while Davis promised to reconsider secession.

Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.

Answer 1

Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.

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Answer 2

Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.