Leavenworth Constitution

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The Leavenworth Constitution was a free-state, anti-slavery proposed constitution for Kansas drafted in 1858 that, although never adopted, reflected the growing opposition to slavery in the territory before statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
proposed state constitution
aimedToDetermine status of slavery in Kansas
associatedWithEvent Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED
associatedWithProcess Kansas statehood
country United States of America
surface form: United States
draftedBy free-state advocates in Kansas Territory
draftedIn Leavenworth, Kansas Territory NERFINISHED
draftedInYear 1858
follows Lecompton Constitution NERFINISHED
Topeka Constitution NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction Kansas Territory NERFINISHED
hasTopic slavery
state constitutions in the United States
territorial governance
language English
legalStatus proposed but not in force
locatedInTime 19th century
opposed extension of slavery into Kansas
partOf history of Kansas
history of the United States Constitution
politicalPosition free-state
positionOnSlavery anti-slavery
precedes Wyandotte Constitution NERFINISHED
reflects growing opposition to slavery in Kansas Territory
relatedTo Kansas–Nebraska Act NERFINISHED
United States slavery debate NERFINISHED
status never adopted
not ratified
timePeriod Antebellum United States NERFINISHED

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Kansas Territory rivalConstitution Leavenworth Constitution