Kansas Constitutional Convention (1859)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:New_England_Emigrant_Aid_Company
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Free-State_Party
gptkbp:date 1859
gptkbp:followed_by statehood of Kansas
gptkbp:held_in Topeka
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
American Civil War tensions
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future state constitutions
contributed to the statehood of Kansas
highlighted sectional conflicts in the U. S.
shaped national debates on slavery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas Constitutional Convention (1859)
gptkbp:influenced_by political tensions in the 1850s
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:Kansas_Constitution_of_1859
gptkbp:is_attended_by pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
gptkbp:is_debated_in slavery
state governance
gptkbp:key_event establishment of a government in Kansas
conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:James_H._Lane
gptkb:Charles_Robinson
gptkbp:outcome adoption of a free-state constitution
rejection of the Lecompton Constitution
gptkbp:participants delegates
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Topeka_Constitution
gptkbp:purpose draft a state constitution
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
Kansas statehood
Lecompton Constitution debate
Topeka Constitution adoption
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Kansas_Constitution
gptkbp:significance part of Bleeding Kansas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kansas_Territory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5