None whatever, except that they were both born in Kentucky.
Davis was a landowner in Mississippi, who believed in 'Noblesse Oblige' and treated his slaves so well that they didn't want their freedom. He was naive enough to think that all slave-owners were equally benevolent - a rash assumption, especially that far 'down the river'. As he had a respectable record as a Colonel in the Mexican War, it was felt that he could embody the soul and spirit of the Confederates, but he proved to be way out of his depth. Among other things, he didn't like public speaking, a drawback for a politician.
Lincoln was from the other end of society, a manual labourer with a commanding physical presence, who acted as an unofficial policeman in small towns in Illinois. One of the other young men in his boarding-house was a law student who told him he had the makings of a fine lawyer, and urged him to study law. In the 1860 election, he was selected for the Republican ticket because he was moderate on slavery, and won the Presidency, only to find himself embroiled in a Civil War. He then showed himself to be far more talented than anyone had guessed, keeping a troublesome cabinet together, and eventually learning to choose and use good Generals. His success in keeping Britain out of the war by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation was an example of his brilliant tactical skill.
They were leaders during the civil war. Lincoln was the President of the Union and Davis the President of the Confederate States.
A good way to compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is to make a Venn Diagram
Abraham Lincoln for the Union; Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy
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They died at different times and by different ways
Jefferson Davis had nine brothers and sisters by his mother Jane. Joseph was Jane's oldest and Jefferson was her youngest. Some believe, as does the author, that Jefferson Davis had another sibling by his father Samuel and Nancy Lincoln. That would be Abraham Lincoln.
A good way to compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis is to make a Venn Diagram
Jefferson Davis was born in Christian City, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President until he was assassinated in 1865.
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Abraham Lincoln was the president-elect when the Southern states began to secede. Some of them seceded after he was inaugurated as President.
Abraham Lincoln for the Union; Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy
No. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy. (Abraham Lincoln was the president of the union.)
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Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln's opponent.
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