Both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln officially began their terms as president by giving inaugural addresses to their nations.
Explanation:
- The purpose behind the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis was to remind people of their constitutional rights.
- In February 1861, just two months before the formal start of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis delivered his inaugural speech as his new representative to the Confederacy.
- Davis argued that the North exploited the South by disapproving of slavery, which is a custom that is important to its economy and culture.
