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Similarities and Differences between Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

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Similarities and Differences between Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

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by: Easton Peters

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Most Americans argue who is the greatest president of the United States George Washington or Abraham Lincoln and they're more alike than people think. They both did important things for the United States and left a legacy behind for us to follow. Americans still debate, “Who was the Greatest President of the United States?”

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George Washington on the other hand had a lot more to deal with the United States.   “George Washington” mentions that George Washington became the first president on April 30, 1789. George Washington never picked a political party and never joined the Federalist Party. George Washington was born in 1732, and he was obsessed with military arts and Western Expansion. In 1759, when the American Revolution broke out, he handled his own land around Mount Vernon. In 1754, George Washington was shot four times and it destroyed his coat and survived the injury (Whitehouse.gov). While George Washington was in office, Klein cites he was fighting for freedom in the United States (History.com). George Washington retired at the end of his four years of presidency and died three years later from a throat infection on December 14, 1799 (Whitehouse.gov).

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Even though Abraham Lincoln and George Washington may have a lot in common, they also had different views of the United States. “Abraham Lincoln” cites that Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth President of The United States in 1861, at the age of fifty two, and is the tallest president at six feet and four inches. Abraham Lincoln was part of the republican party. Abraham Lincoln enforced the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves inside of the Confederacy in 1863. Abraham Lincoln won the election again in 1864, and he planned peace for the southerners. Abraham Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater (Whitehouse.gov). “Christopher Klein” states that Abraham Lincoln was fighting to keep the Nation together (History.com).

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Abraham Lincoln and George Washington were both in the military. “Abraham Lincoln VS. George Washington” explains “Abraham Lincoln became President of The United States in 1861.” He led the United States in a Civil War on January 1, 1863. Abraham Lincoln was in the Illinois army during The Black Hawk War. George Washington led the American Revolutionary War. George Washington was a part of militia from 1752-1758 and was a part of the continental army from 1755-1783 (Diffen).

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George Washington and Abraham Lincoln both left a very big impact on the United states, as well as legacy behind. “Abraham Lincoln VS. George Washington” claims “That Abraham Lincoln left his legacy like the Lincoln Memorial, five dollar bill and the penny, and the Illinois nickname Land of Lincoln, and his face carved into Mount RushMoore.” George Washington also left his legacy in ways like the one dollar bill and the quarter, his own nation’s capital named after him Washington, D.C, and his face was carved into Mount Rushmore (Diffen). Abraham Lincoln and Geroge Washington both fought for freedom in the United States.

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The Battle of the two greatest presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Most people argue, who is the greatest president of the United States, George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Although they are very distinct from each other, they are also more alike than people think.