History

History

Status of State

Although the state of Florida is allied with the United States , Florida was used to slavery . Conflicting issues regarding slavery was a key in arising disputes between northerners and southerners . White Americans do not opposed the issue concerning slavery , except that the whites worry about difference in opinion between northerners and southerners . The issue on anti-slavery augmented after Abraham Lincoln was elected as President . Lincoln disaffiliates Florida as a member / state of United States (A Brief History of Florida : from the Stone Age to the Space Age

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Emancipation Proclamation

Freeing the slaves in the southern states resulted to difficulties among plantation owners on how their production would continue to survive . As a consequence , labor decreases in the southern states thus decreased the production of agricultural products coming from the southern states . Its impacts were experienced in the marketing of cotton , beef cattle and other agricultural product produced in Florida . Florida 's exchange of goods reduced significantly . In return , it objective to rebuild the state construct building , roads , tourism areas were restrained

Furthermore , freeing slaves does only decrease agricultural production but , increase disagreement between races , which was seen in the government . Racial discrimination still exists indirectly . Political crisis subsist in which , resulted to antipathy between Republicans and Democrats

The Role of Florida in Civil War

The state of Florida is an attractive to the United States since the state is the major provider of the Confederate army 's food (beef cattle and salt . Even though Florida wasn 't capable of providing soldiers , the state was a key in the survival of the Confederate army in the battle Nevertheless , the location of the state lessens the strategic importance in the war

The formation of small troops of the Confederate army was a key in the struggle of the southerners to survive in the civil war . Strategic plans imposed by the commanders of the army weren 't mistaken . The small number of troops and the incapability of the army to replaced defeated armies led to its collapse

The Union army of the United States outnumbered the Confederate army (Confederate States of America ) in all aspects food supply , number of troops , allied states and ammunition . The Union army almost takes control and defeated the Confederate army in all battles . The army seized the supporting units of the Confederate 's and its available resources

Reconstruction Era

The reconstruction of Florida after the civil war was a complicated pace in Florida 's historical culture . Even before , the state relies on slaves in the production of cotton . Afterwards , reconstruction era give way to increasing demand in the production of lumber and forest products in to rebuild the state . The state shift in production led the state a greater adjustment and expenses to adapt . In addition , the state was not permitted to own slaves (which helps them in crop production Consequently , the production of Florida decrease as there are no laborers that will grow and harvest their cotton

The plantation owners / farmers insist...