“Regarding the north, initially the response of the north to secession was to avoid striking at slavery on the hopes that a terrible war could be avoided. The Republicans barely held onto the House in the midterm elections of 1862, and this was without the representatives of the Southern states. Lincoln was desperate for a cause with which to rally the north to a long and very costly war of attrition with the South. “Preserving the union” was not a sufficient cause. So, following a claim of victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves of the areas in rebellion, and offering the enlistment bonus to owners of slaves in the areas loyal to the union, if the men among those slaves joined the union army.”
Classic northern explanation. You were born about 1950.
How far off is my estimate of your date of birth?
I will answer that question when you say what was or were the causes of Florida seceding and provide references if possible.
“Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves of the areas in rebellion, and offering the enlistment bonus to owners of slaves in the areas loyal to the union, if the men among those slaves joined the union army.”
The Emancipation proclamation makes absolutely no such offer of enlistment bonus to owners of slaves in the areas loyal to the union. If you would take five minutes to actually read the Emancipation Proclamation you would see that is the case.
History is sometimes better learned reading the original documents instead of SCV pamphlets.