Search results
On January 4, 1858, Kansas voters, having the opportunity to reject the constitution altogether in a referendum, overwhelmingly rejected the Lecompton Constitution by a vote of 10,226 to 138. In Washington, the admission of the state of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution was rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1858.
Feb 13, 2019 · On August 2, 1858, Kansans overwhelmingly rejected the Lecompton Constitution 11,300 to 1,788 and Kansas remained a territory until 1861 when it was admitted as a free state. Territorial Governor's Mansion Harper's Weekly, 1857
Congress balked, and a compromise was offered calling for resubmission of the constitution to the territory’s voters. Kansas again rejected it the following August and was admitted to the Union as a free state on Jan. 29, 1861.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Suffrage for Native Americans: none. Status: rejected by Kansas voters on January 4, 1858. As Kansas Territory marched toward statehood following the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, its citizens, deeply divided along pro- and antislavery lines, rushed to construct a viable state constitution.
The word “Lecompton” is mentioned at least 55 times during the debates. August 2, 1858–In an open and fair election, Kansas voters reject the Lecompton Constitution. October 4, 1858– Voters in Kansas overwhelmingly ratify an antislavery constitution.
Feb 24, 2018 · The U.S. House of Representatives refused to honor the Lecompton Constitution, and the voters in Kansas also rejected it. When Kansas eventually entered the Union in early 1861, it was as a state that did not practice enslavement.
On 4 January 1858, Kansas voters, having the opportunity to reject the constitution altogether in the referendum, overwhelmingly rejected the Lecompton proposal by a vote of 10,226 to 138. And in Washington, the Lecompton constitution was defeated by the federal House of Representatives in 1858.
