Which TWO events increased support for secession among Georgia's leaders? (А)
As part of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.
(B.)
Abraham Lincoln, a Republican who opposed the expansion of slavery in the federal territories, was elected president in 1860.
(с)
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not restrict slavery in the federal territories.
(D)
The Georgia Platform included acceptance of the Compromise of 1850 and a warning that Congress must not violate any of its terms.
(E)
As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress made it easier to recapture people who had escaped from slavery.