What was the position of Georgia's government according to the Georgia Platform of 1850?

Georgia stated that unless federal protective tariffs were lowered, Georgia would secede
Georgia stated that as long as slavery was permitted in the western territories, Georgia would remain in the Union
Georgia stated that as long as the North honored the Fugitive Slave Act, Georgia would remain in the Union
Georgia stated that unless the slave trade was expanded into the territories north of Missouri, Georgia would secede

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The correct position of Georgia's government according to the Georgia Platform of 1850 is that Georgia stated that as long as slavery was permitted in the western territories, Georgia would remain in the Union. The Georgia Platform was a response to the Compromise of 1850 and articulated Georgia's conditions for remaining in the Union, emphasizing the importance of slavery in the territories.