Lecompton Constitution in the United States
Lecompton Constitution
United States Constitution
According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 379 LECOMPTON CONSTITUTIONIn June 1857 less than thirty percent of registered voters in Kansas Territory elected a constitutional convention dominated by proslavery delegates. Meeting in Lecompton, the convention drew up a constitution preparatory for statehood that guaranteed the rights of owners of
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