Did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis see the role of a national government in essentially the same way, or did they have fundamentally different views of the of this?
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2006-06-12 16:10:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Completely opposite.
Abraham Lincoln wanted a large and powerful national government. Jeff Davis wanted a weak central government.
2006-06-12 16:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory Davis was a states' rights man, but when he got to be president of the CSA he was frustrated with the states hobbling the central government, and he claimed they hurt the war effort. Like the current president and so many before, his greatest priority was more power for himself, and political principles be damned.
2006-06-13 02:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Houyhnhnm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with ^^. Lincoln favored a strong almost completely in control federal gov't while Davis wanted a really weak one. We ended up following Lincolns ideals.
2006-06-13 00:46:58 · answer #3 · answered by help me!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The South wanted state's rights to be stronger and get away from a strong central government.
2006-06-13 01:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Beavis Christ AM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋