About the Georgia Platform
Charles Jones Jenkins
Fugitive Slavery
Georgia Democrats
Extra Questions
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Was the act instrmental in averting a national crisis

The act was instrumental in averting a national crisis.

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What did he become

He became the government

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What did this law continued to do

This law also spurred the continued operation of the fabled Undergound Railroad, a network of over 3,000 homes and other "stations" that helped escaping slaves travel from the southern slave-holding states to the northern states and Canada

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What did they believe affordable healthcare quality access was

They believed access to quality, affordable healthcare is a basic, human right.

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Instead of being called Georgia Platform what was a better name

The Compromise of 1850

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Georgia Platform took place when

It took place on December 10th of 1850

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In what year was he the government and when did his term end

1865 is the year he started and 1868 is when it his term ended

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What was it apart of

It was part of the group of laws referred to as the "Compromise of 1850."rt of

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What did they believe in

they believed every child in every classroom in every school in every county in Georgia should have access to a high quality public education.

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What did they do to maintain even balance between free and slave states

To maintain an even balance between free and slave states, a series of measures was offered by the “great compromiser,”

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When did the Democratic party pass

Democratic Party of Georgia Platform Passed: October 3, 2009

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what does it depend on

Its depends on the preservation of our much loved union

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What did they believe the American Dream would do

They also believed that the American Dream of opportunity for all should guide government policies at all levels.

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How was the problem complicated

The problem was complicated by the unresolved question of slavery’s extension into other areas ceded by Mexico the preceding year.

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When was it finally reconfirmed

Reconfirmed: August 9, 2010

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What did his draft of the document dicuss

The letter discusses the state of affairs in Telfair County, Ga., at the close of the Civil War, specifically contracts for work with newly freed African Americans, and includes a request for permission to form a volunteer militia.

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What does it do

It enabled the return of runaway slaves to thier owners

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What did they believe about every's citizens right

They believed in and uphold every citizen’s right to equal and impartial justice under the law

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What is the Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850, Compromises over extension of slavery into the territories.series of compromise measures passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle several outstanding slavery issues and to avert the threat of dissolution of the Union.

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Why was it called the Georgia Platform

With the nation facing the potential threat of disunion over the passage of the Compromise of 1850, Georgia, Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries Charles Jones Jenkins in a special state convention, adopted a proclamation called the Georgia Platform.

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Where was he born

Beauford District, South Carolina

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What is it

Its a law enacted by congress in 1793

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What did they believe we had to do about our children and grandchildren

They believed we have a moral obligation to leave our children and grandchildren with an earth as safe, beautiful, and majestic as the one bequeathed to us by our parents and grandparents.

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What is the definition of the Georgia Platform

The Georgia Platform was a statement executed by a Georgia Convention in response to the Compromise of 1850. ...

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