Question

What was the common purpose behind Jefferson Davis’s and Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural addresses

Answer 1

I think in his inaugural Address, Lincoln declared that no state, under any condition, could leave the union. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) to remind citizens of their constitutional rights.

The common purpose behind Jefferson Davis’s and Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural addresses was to remind citizens of their constitutional rights.

Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War. He gave his first inaugural address on February 18, 1861, in the Alabama Capitol in Mongomery.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) gave his inaugural address on March 4, 1861, as the President of the Union States, in Washington. Both presidents took the podium and one of the important topics of their speech was to remind citizens of their constitutional rights.

The other options of the question were B) to encourage citizens to maintain peace and unity, C) to share their vision for the future, and D) to reveal their enemies weaknesses.