While Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States, Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States of America. The Confederate states were Southern states that decided they did not want to be part of the United States anymore. They disagreed with the other states about many things, especially slavery. Their disagreements led to the American Civil War.

Davis was born on June 3, 1808, in Kentucky. His parents were farmers who owned slaves. Jefferson…

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