Georgia Platform and Civil War Politics

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Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a

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Republican

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The main focus of the Georgia Platform was on

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Slavery.

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Which of the following stated that Georgia would officially accept the Compromise of 1850? Fugitive slave law, Stephen’s Law, Georgia Platform, Nullification

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Georgia Platform

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Which of the following were provisions in the Georgia Platform? Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850, Resist Congress’s efforts to outlaw slavery, Support slavery in new territories, All of the above

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All of the above

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The Georgia Platform on the Compromise of 1850 could be said to have contributed to the eventual outbreak of the civil war because:

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It made Southerners believe that they could force the government to allow slavery.