Lecompton Constitution
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The Lecompton Constitution was a pro-slavery draft constitution for Kansas in the 1850s that sparked intense national controversy and became a key flashpoint in the sectional conflict leading up to the American Civil War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
pro-slavery constitution ⓘ state constitution draft ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
increased sectional tensions before the American Civil War
ⓘ
split in the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| controversy |
accusations of electoral fraud and voter intimidation in its approval process
ⓘ
seen as subversion of genuine popular sovereignty in Kansas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| draftedBy |
pro-slavery convention delegates in Lecompton
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pro-slavery territorial legislature of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedIn | Kansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnStatehood | delayed Kansas admission to the Union ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wyandotte Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Topeka Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyProvision |
included a bill of rights excluding free Black people
ⓘ
limited voting on slavery to a choice between constitution with slavery or constitution without further importation of slaves ⓘ protected existing slaveholders in Kansas ⓘ protected slavery in Kansas regardless of popular vote on slavery ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise of the Republican Party
ⓘ
helped set the stage for the American Civil War ⓘ major flashpoint in the debate over slavery expansion ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | not accepted as basis for Kansas statehood ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | submitted to U.S. Congress for Kansas statehood ⓘ |
| locationOfDrafting | Lecompton, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lecompton, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Free-Soil movement
NERFINISHED
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Northern Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator Stephen A. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
Kansas voters
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United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kansas–Nebraska Act
NERFINISHED
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Topeka Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyandotte Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Kansas eventually admitted as a free state ⓘ |
| significantEventIn |
Bleeding Kansas crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political crisis of the late 1850s ⓘ sectional conflict over slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
President James Buchanan
NERFINISHED
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Southern Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1850s
ⓘ
Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 1857 ⓘ |
| yearRejected | 1858 ⓘ |
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