Question

The Georgia Platform succeeded in saving the Union from collapse by
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A quieting radicals who wanted to secede after the Compromise of 1850.quieting radicals who wanted to secede after the Compromise of 1850.
B balancing the number of slave states with the number of free states.balancing the number of slave states with the number of free states.
C threatening a Civil War if the North decided to secede from the Union.threatening a Civil War if the North decided to secede from the Union.
D establishing the guidelines for the creation of the Compromise of 1850.establishing the guidelines for the creation of the Compromise of 1850.
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Answer 1

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The Georgia Platform (December 1850) accepted the Compromise of 1850 conditionally and publicly urged support for the Union while warning that future Northern violations of Southern rights (e.g., failure to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act) could justify secession. That stance helped quiet pro-secession radicals and stabilize the Union for the moment.