How did the government of Georgia help delay the outbreak of the Civil War?

Question

A.
by accepting the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and convincing other Southern states to do the same

B.
by approving the Compromise of 1850 through the Georgia Platform and convincing other Southern states to do the same

C.
by approving the Kansas-Nebraska Act through the Georgia Platform and convincing other Southern states to do the same

D.
by accepting the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case and convincing other Southern states to do the same

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. by approving the Compromise of 1850 through the Georgia Platform and convincing other Southern states to do the same.

The Georgia Platform was a resolution passed by the Georgia state legislature in 1850 that endorsed the Compromise of 1850 and aimed to maintain peace between the North and South, thus delaying the outbreak of the Civil War for a time.