1. Comparing Leaders
Today we will be comparing the political and military leaders of the Union (North) and Confederacy (South).

2. Civil War Begins Union President: Abe Lincoln Confederate President:
Jefferson Davis

3. Civil War Begins Head General of Union: Gen. George McClellan
Notable Confederate General:
Gen. Robert E. Lee

4. Quick Fire
President Lincoln and President Jefferson Davis were both born in Kentucky. Why do you think they developed different view of slavery?
After you have read their biographies, how can you modify your answer?

5. Comparing Inaugural Addresses
According to Lincoln, what was the main and only difference between the beliefs of the North and South?
Why do you think Lincoln stresses that it is impossible for the North and the South to function separately from each other?
Lincoln lays the issues of civil war in whose hands?
Why does Davis say the South had to secede?
What does Davis say the South must do if not left in peace?

6. Quick Fire Reflection
What leadership skills did Lincoln need to hold the Union together?
What leadership skills did Lincoln need to win the Civil War?
What leadership skills did Lincoln need to “bind up the nation’s wounds?” after the war?