Question

At the time of the Civil War, what did Florida have in common with the Maryland? Both states were led by planters with an economic interest in slavery. President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in both states. The majority of farmers in both states had secret sympathies to the Union. The two states saw the bloodiest battles of the war.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) both states were led by planters with an economic interest in slavery.

At the Civil War, what Florida had in common with Maryland was that both states were led by planters with an economic interest in slavery.

Florida joined the Confederated states before the Civil War. It was the third state that separated from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Mostly 50% of the population of Florida at that time were slaves. The state of Maryland was a slave state too. Maryland was a strategic place for the Confederates because it was a border state to Washington. During those years of the Civil War what Florida had in common with Maryland was that both states were led by planters with an economic interest in slavery.

Answer 2

At the time of the Civil War both of these states were led by planters with an economic interest in slavery, since they relied heavily on slavery to maintain their farms and crops.