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 was:
Georgia stated that as long as slavery was permitted in the western territories, Georgia would remain in the Union.
The Georgia Platform articulated the state's conditional support for the Compromise of 1850, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the institution of slavery in any new territories.
