Compare and Contrast Report 1. What are some things that Lincoln and Washington have in common? In what ways were they alike?

2. What are some ways that Lincoln and Washington are different? In what ways do they contrast?

1.

Both were tall men for their times: Washington 6’3” and Lincoln 6’4.” 

Both married women who were short.  Mary Todd Lincoln and Martha Dandridge Washington were about five feet tall, and came up only to the chests of their husbands.

Both their wives came from prominent, wealthy families.  At the time of their courtship, Washington's wife-to-be was said to be the richest widow in America.

Both fought in Indian wars.

Both were athletic—-excellent wrestlers and superb horsemen. 

Both lacked formal schooling.  Washington received none at all; he was tutored at home. Lincoln had about one year’s schooling. 

Both were skilled frontiersmen.

Both became surveyors. 

Both were inventive men of a scientific temperament.  Lincoln got a patent for an invention to lift ships off shoals.  Washington was an avid reader of agricultural manuals, and conducted a controlled experiment, planting various grains at the same depth in different soils.  He also invented a plow that automatically dropped seeds in furrows.

2.George Washington was one of the driving forces behind the drafting of the Constitution. Meanwhile, Abraham Lincoln is credited with abolishing slavery. George Washington was born into a well-to-do family, and lived well throughout his life. On the other hand, Abraham Lincoln was born into a poor family.

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