Question

Select the correct answer.
What was the common purpose behind Jefferson Davis’s and Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural addresses?
A.
to remind citizens of their constitutional rights
B.
to encourage citizens to maintain peace and unity
C.
to share their vision for the future
D.
to reveal their enemy’s weaknesses

Answer 1

C. to share their vision for the future

Both inaugural addresses set out each leader’s goals and plans for the coming government—Lincoln’s for preserving the Union and Davis’s for organizing the Confederacy.