Question

There was a spirited debate over ________________ in the Georgia General Assembly to determine if Georgia should join its southern brethren in breaking away from the Union.

Group of answer choices

nullification

Fugitive Slave Act

states' rights

secession

Answer 1

The most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in the context of the Georgia General Assembly's debate over breaking away from the Union is "secession."

So the complete sentence would read: "There was a spirited debate over **secession** in the Georgia General Assembly to determine if Georgia should join its southern brethren in breaking away from the Union."