Lincoln and Davis most strongly disagreed on whether the South had the right to secede. Lincoln believed that the Union was perpetual and that states did not have the right to secede, while Jefferson Davis, as the President of the Confederacy, argued that states had the right to withdraw from the Union. This fundamental disagreement over the legitimacy of secession was a central issue that contributed to the conflict between the North and the South.
On which of the following issues did Lincoln and Davis most strongly disagree?
whether the South had seceded for a reason
whether the South had the right to secede
whether slavery would continue to exist in the South
whether the North and the South would go to war
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