Topeka Constitution
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The Topeka Constitution was a free-state antislavery constitution drafted in 1855 by opponents of the pro-slavery territorial government in Kansas, forming part of the violent political struggle known as "Bleeding Kansas."
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antislavery constitution
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ state constitution draft ⓘ |
| aimedToEstablish | free state of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American antislavery movement documents
ⓘ
Bleeding Kansas documents ⓘ |
| consideredBy | U.S. House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | Kansas–Nebraska Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| draftedAt | Topeka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedIn | Kansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedInYear | 1855 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lecompton Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasName | Topeka Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | antislavery politics in the northern United States ⓘ |
| issue | slavery in Kansas Territory ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
never recognized by the federal government
ⓘ
not admitted by U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| movement | Free-Soil movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | pro-slavery territorial government of Kansas ⓘ |
| opposedBy | pro-slavery forces in Kansas Territory ⓘ |
| opposedInstitution | slavery ⓘ |
| partOf | struggle over popular sovereignty in Kansas ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | free-state ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal free-state conventions in Kansas ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | U.S. Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Leavenworth Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lecompton Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyandotte Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soughtAdmissionAs | free state ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | state government framework for Kansas as a free state ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Free-State Party in Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.