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LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION

  • Lecompton Constitution
  • 1858 proposed state constitution for Kansas

    The Lecompton Constitution (1858) was the second of four proposed state constitutions of Kansas. Named for the city of Lecompton, Kansas where it was drafted

    Lecompton Constitution

    Lecompton_Constitution

  • Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas)
  • United States historic place

    Lecompton Constitution Hall, also known as Constitution Hall, is a building in Lecompton, Kansas, that played an important role in the long-running Bleeding

    Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas)

    Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas)

    Constitution_Hall_(Lecompton,_Kansas)

  • Lecompton, Kansas
  • City in Kansas, United States

    Lecompton (pronounced /lɪˈkɒmptən/) is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the

    Lecompton, Kansas

    Lecompton, Kansas

    Lecompton,_Kansas

  • James Buchanan
  • President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

    the Kansas Territory into the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. Buchanan honored his pledge to serve only one term and supported

    James Buchanan

    James Buchanan

    James_Buchanan

  • Origins of the American Civil War
  • Kansas as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. Kansas voters, however, soundly rejected this constitution by a vote of 10,226 to 138. As Buchanan

    Origins of the American Civil War

    Origins of the American Civil War

    Origins_of_the_American_Civil_War

  • Bleeding Kansas
  • Violent slavery-related confrontations in Kansas territory in latter half of 1850s

    (proslavery Lecompton and antislavery Lawrence, then Topeka), two constitutions (the proslavery Lecompton Constitution and the antislavery Topeka Constitution),

    Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding_Kansas

  • Constitutions of Kansas
  • the Lecompton Constitution The Territorial Legislature met in Lecompton in September 1856 to prepare a rival document. The Lecompton Constitution explicitly

    Constitutions of Kansas

    Constitutions_of_Kansas

  • History of Kansas
  • 1858 (all while the Lecompton Constitution was still under consideration). President Buchanan sent the Lecompton Constitution to Congress for approval

    History of Kansas

    History_of_Kansas

  • State constitutions in the United States
  • Constitution of a state in the United States of America

    rejected Topeka Constitution, Lecompton Constitution, and Leavenworth Constitution. Excludes the 1876 recodification of the Constitution of the State of

    State constitutions in the United States

    State_constitutions_in_the_United_States

  • Wyandotte Constitution
  • State constitution of Kansas, USA

    three other constitutions made for Kansans to vote on: the Topeka Constitution, the Leavenworth Constitution, and the Lecompton Constitution. After voting

    Wyandotte Constitution

    Wyandotte_Constitution

  • Presidency of James Buchanan
  • U.S. presidential administration from 1857 to 1861

    the admission of Kansas to the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. In the midst of the growing chasm between slave states and free

    Presidency of James Buchanan

    Presidency of James Buchanan

    Presidency_of_James_Buchanan

  • John C. Breckinridge
  • Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

    opinions in debates. He joined Buchanan in supporting the proslavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas, which led to a split in the Democratic Party. In 1859

    John C. Breckinridge

    John C. Breckinridge

    John_C._Breckinridge

  • Robert E. Lee
  • Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)

    candidate in the 1860 presidential election and had supported the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas, rather than Constitutional Union Party nominee John

    Robert E. Lee

    Robert E. Lee

    Robert_E._Lee

  • Topeka Constitution
  • 1855 proposed constitution of Kansas Territory

    Topeka Constitution was followed by the equally unsuccessful, pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution of 1857 and the Free-State Leavenworth Constitution of 1858

    Topeka Constitution

    Topeka Constitution

    Topeka_Constitution

  • Border ruffian
  • Proslavery Missourian raiders within Kansas Territory

    faction in Kansas proposed the Lecompton Constitution for the future state of Kansas. It tried to get the Lecompton Constitution adopted with additional fraud

    Border ruffian

    Border ruffian

    Border_ruffian

  • List of cases of electoral fraud in the United States
  • referendum ratifying the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. In a subsequent 1858 referendum, the Lecompton Constitution was defeated by a wide margin. In

    List of cases of electoral fraud in the United States

    List_of_cases_of_electoral_fraud_in_the_United_States

  • Alexander H. Stephens
  • Vice President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

    James Buchanan to admit Kansas as a state under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution (which was overwhelmingly rejected by Kansas voters in a referendum)

    Alexander H. Stephens

    Alexander H. Stephens

    Alexander_H._Stephens

  • List of Kansas landmarks
  • Constitution Hall in Lecompton is the building where the Kansas Territorial Government convened and drafted the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution of

    List of Kansas landmarks

    List_of_Kansas_landmarks

  • List of National Historic Landmarks in Kansas
  • Fort Leavenworth Fort Scott Haskell Institute Hollenberg Pony Express Station Lecompton Constitution Hall Lower Cimarron Spring Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site

    List of National Historic Landmarks in Kansas

    List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Kansas

  • Leavenworth Constitution
  • 1858 proposed state constitution for Kansas

    other proposed state constitutions were the Topeka Constitution (1855), the Lecompton Constitution (1857) and the Wyandotte Constitution (1859). The proposed

    Leavenworth Constitution

    Leavenworth_Constitution

  • English Bill (1858)
  • Proposed American land deal

    millions of acres of public lands in exchange for accepting the Lecompton Constitution. The English Bill was introduced by William Hayden English (1822–1896)

    English Bill (1858)

    English_Bill_(1858)

  • Robert J. Walker
  • American lawyer, economist and politician

    due to his opposition to the administration-sponsored pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. After his retirement from politics, Walker supported the United

    Robert J. Walker

    Robert J. Walker

    Robert_J._Walker

  • 1860 United States presidential election
  • was a former Whig who had opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the Lecompton Constitution. Edward Everett had been president of Harvard University and Secretary

    1860 United States presidential election

    1860 United States presidential election

    1860_United_States_presidential_election

  • Freeport Doctrine
  • 1858 doctrine by Stephen A. Douglas

    contributed (along with other political disputes, such as over the Lecompton Constitution) to antagonizing those in the Southern United States who were demanding

    Freeport Doctrine

    Freeport_Doctrine

  • Stephen A. Douglas
  • American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)

    in opposing it. Nonetheless, the state legislature presented the Lecompton Constitution to Buchanan, who called on Congress to ratify it. Buchanan stated

    Stephen A. Douglas

    Stephen A. Douglas

    Stephen_A._Douglas

  • Jefferson Davis
  • President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

    reconvene until November 1857. The session opened with a debate on the Lecompton Constitution submitted by a convention in Kansas Territory. If approved, it would

    Jefferson Davis

    Jefferson Davis

    Jefferson_Davis

  • Robert Toombs
  • American lawyer (1810–1885)

    territorial law, under which the Lecompton Constitution of Kansas was framed in 1857, was the crux of the Lecompton struggle. According to historian Jacob

    Robert Toombs

    Robert Toombs

    Robert_Toombs

  • 1859 California gubernatorial election
  • party had split into the Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton factions. Lecompton members supported the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, a document explicitly allowing

    1859 California gubernatorial election

    1859 California gubernatorial election

    1859_California_gubernatorial_election

  • John Sherman
  • American politician (1823–1900)

    boycotted by free-state partisans, Kansas adopted the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution and petitioned Congress to be admitted as a slave state. Buchanan

    John Sherman

    John Sherman

    John_Sherman

  • Kansas Legislature
  • Legislative branch of the state government of Kansas

    legislature's response to the Free-Staters and growing violence was the Lecompton Constitution in 1857. Due to an electoral boycott by abolitionist groups and

    Kansas Legislature

    Kansas Legislature

    Kansas_Legislature

  • Slave states and free states
  • Historical division of United States by legality of slavery

    slave state was blocked because its proposed pro-slavery constitution (the Lecompton Constitution) had not been approved in an honest election. Anti-slavery

    Slave states and free states

    Slave states and free states

    Slave_states_and_free_states

  • James W. Denver
  • American politician and Union general (1817–1892)

    territorial governorship, citizens in the territory voted on the Lecompton Constitution, which opened the territory to slavery. The vote offered a choice

    James W. Denver

    James W. Denver

    James_W._Denver

  • History of slavery
  • The true turning point in public opinion is better fixed at the Lecompton Constitution fraud. Pro-slavery elements in Kansas had arrived first from Missouri

    History of slavery

    History_of_slavery

  • Electoral fraud in the United States
  • Kansas Territory elections, pro-slavery forces seeking to ratify the Lecompton Constitution carried out voter fraud on multiple occasions by importing pro-slavery

    Electoral fraud in the United States

    Electoral_fraud_in_the_United_States

  • William Quantrill
  • Confederate guerrilla leader (1837–1865)

    He wrote to his good friend W.W. Scott in January 1858 that the Lecompton Constitution was a "swindle" and that James Henry Lane, a Northern sympathizer

    William Quantrill

    William Quantrill

    William_Quantrill

  • Milton Latham
  • American politician (1827–1882)

    party had split into the Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton factions. Lecompton members supported the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, a document explicitly allowing

    Milton Latham

    Milton Latham

    Milton_Latham

  • 1856 United States presidential election
  • opposed the free-state elements within Kansas, and castigated the Topeka Constitution as an illegal document written during an illegal convention. The Democrats

    1856 United States presidential election

    1856 United States presidential election

    1856_United_States_presidential_election

  • Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol
  • of Representatives was debating the Lecompton Constitution, which was the second of four proposed constitutions for what became the new free state of

    Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol

    Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol

    Timeline_of_violent_incidents_at_the_United_States_Capitol

  • Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War
  • 248–269. R. Lawrence Hachey, "Jacksonian Democracy and the Wisconsin Constitution." Marquette Law Review 62 (1978): 485. online McPherson, 1982, p. 72

    Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War

    Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War

    Timeline_of_events_leading_to_the_American_Civil_War

  • Robert S. Kelley
  • state senator in Kansas during the government formed under the Lecompton Constitution, and served as the fifth U.S. marshal of the Montana Territory.

    Robert S. Kelley

    Robert_S._Kelley

  • Kansas–Nebraska Act
  • American law establishing two territories

    Kansas as a state under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution, but Kansas voters rejected that constitution in an August 1858 referendum. Anti-slavery

    Kansas–Nebraska Act

    Kansas–Nebraska Act

    Kansas–Nebraska_Act

  • Henry A. Wise
  • American politician (1806–1876)

    the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution on Kansas Territory, as residents of Kansas had not approved it: "And why impose this Constitution of a minority

    Henry A. Wise

    Henry A. Wise

    Henry_A._Wise

  • Dickinson College
  • Private college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US

    prestige of his administration behind congressional approval of the Lecompton Constitution in Kansas. During the Civil War, the campus and town of Carlisle

    Dickinson College

    Dickinson_College

  • Timeline of Kansas history
  • 1858, May 18: People's elections pass the Leavenworth Constitution (while the Lecompton Constitution is still under consideration), but Congress refuses

    Timeline of Kansas history

    Timeline_of_Kansas_history

  • Constitution Hall (disambiguation)
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Constitution Hall may refer to: DAR Constitution Hall, a concert hall in Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas), listed in the NRHP Constitution

    Constitution Hall (disambiguation)

    Constitution_Hall_(disambiguation)

  • Doughface
  • 19th century American political term

    doughface of them all", even though he broke with his party over the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas in 1857. Other such doughfaces were Charles G. Atherton

    Doughface

    Doughface

  • William H. Seward
  • American politician (1801–1872)

    Buchanan advocated the admission of Kansas as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution, passed under dubious circumstances. This split the Democrats: the

    William H. Seward

    William H. Seward

    William_H._Seward

  • William Hayden English
  • American politician (1822–1896)

    federal lands they had requested in the Lecompton Constitution. The Kansas voters could, thus, reject Lecompton by the face-saving measure of turning down

    William Hayden English

    William Hayden English

    William_Hayden_English

  • Douglas County, Kansas
  • County in Kansas, United States

    one another, leading to many events, such as the drafting of the Lecompton Constitution (which would have admitted Kansas into the Union as a slave state)

    Douglas County, Kansas

    Douglas County, Kansas

    Douglas_County,_Kansas

  • Lincoln–Douglas debates
  • 1858 political debates in Illinois, U.S.

    He lost the support of the South by rejecting the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution and advocating a Freeport Doctrine to stop slavery in Kansas, where

    Lincoln–Douglas debates

    Lincoln–Douglas debates

    Lincoln–Douglas_debates

  • John J. Crittenden
  • U.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentucky (1787–1863)

    there. He regarded the ratifications of both the Topeka Constitution and the Lecompton Constitution as invalid, and made one of the most highly regarded

    John J. Crittenden

    John J. Crittenden

    John_J._Crittenden

  • Martin Van Buren
  • President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

    administration handled the issue of Bleeding Kansas poorly, and saw the Lecompton Constitution as a sop to Southern extremists. After the election of Abraham Lincoln

    Martin Van Buren

    Martin Van Buren

    Martin_Van_Buren

  • California Democratic Party
  • Political party in California

    party had split into the Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton factions. Lecompton members supported the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, a document explicitly allowing

    California Democratic Party

    California_Democratic_Party

  • Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)
  • were not American citizens and cannot sue 1857 – Utah War 1857 – Lecompton Constitution rejected in Kansas Territory 1857 – Panic of 1857 1857 – San Francisco

    Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)

    Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1820–1859)

  • Morrill Tariff
  • United States import tariff in 1861

    Pennsylvania. Five of them were "anti-Lecompton Democrats," who opposed the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas. Also, 14 northern Democrats

    Morrill Tariff

    Morrill_Tariff

  • History of Liberia
  • example, the case in Illinois, and was proposed for Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. Some abolitionists, including distinguished blacks such as ship

    History of Liberia

    History of Liberia

    History_of_Liberia

  • Lyman Trumbull
  • American politician (1813–1896)

    so-called Lecompton Constitution, which guaranteed the property rights of slaveholders in the new state. In a speech on the Lecompton Constitution, Trumbull

    Lyman Trumbull

    Lyman Trumbull

    Lyman_Trumbull

  • Missouri in the American Civil War
  • constitution called the Lecompton Constitution, but after the U.S. Congress rejected it, the state approved the anti-slavery Wyandotte Constitution and

    Missouri in the American Civil War

    Missouri in the American Civil War

    Missouri_in_the_American_Civil_War

  • Broderick–Terry duel
  • September 13, 1859 duel in California

    denied the nomination because of Broderick's efforts towards the Lecompton Constitution. In a fiery speech which Terry gave in Sacramento in June 1859,

    Broderick–Terry duel

    Broderick–Terry duel

    Broderick–Terry_duel

  • Samuel S. Cox
  • American politician and diplomat (1824–1889)

    Buchanan and the proposed Lecompton constitution for Kansas. Cox's speech was credited as helping sink the Lecompton constitution and leading to the eventual

    Samuel S. Cox

    Samuel S. Cox

    Samuel_S._Cox

  • Stephen Mallory
  • American politician (1812–1873)

    the Senate considered the admission of Kansas to the Union. Its Lecompton Constitution would allow slavery in Kansas, and citizens who were against extending

    Stephen Mallory

    Stephen Mallory

    Stephen_Mallory

  • George Wallace Jones
  • United States Minister to New Granada from 1859 to 1861

    Territory and Congress of the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. Jones had voted to approve the Lecompton Constitution in the Senate. When anti-slavery Iowa

    George Wallace Jones

    George Wallace Jones

    George_Wallace_Jones

  • Popular sovereignty in the United States
  • Doctrine in the United States

    investigators, produced the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. Free-staters produced the Topeka Constitution (which would have prohibited all Blacks

    Popular sovereignty in the United States

    Popular_sovereignty_in_the_United_States

  • Rush Elmore
  • American judge (1819-1864)

    resignation. In 1857, Elmore helped draft and advocate for the Lecompton Constitution. On January 31, 1857, Elmore assaulted John Henry Kagi, an abolitionist

    Rush Elmore

    Rush_Elmore

  • Lafayette S. Foster
  • American politician and jurist (1806–1880)

    1858, during the debate on Kansas statehood under the proposed Lecompton Constitution, he said the repeal of the Missouri Compromise "was a violation

    Lafayette S. Foster

    Lafayette S. Foster

    Lafayette_S._Foster

  • History of the United States (1849–1865)
  • Violence continued for two more years until the promulgation of the Lecompton Constitution. The violence, known as "Bleeding Kansas", scandalized the Democratic

    History of the United States (1849–1865)

    History of the United States (1849–1865)

    History_of_the_United_States_(1849–1865)

  • History of Minnesota
  • should be pro-slavery, so when Kansas submitted the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution, the Minnesota statehood bill was delayed. After that, Northerners

    History of Minnesota

    History of Minnesota

    History_of_Minnesota

  • Henry Clay Dean
  • American lawyer and preacher (1822–1887)

    Civil War. He opposed the extension of slavery. He opposed the Lecompton Constitution written by proslavery Kansans and supported the popular sovereignty

    Henry Clay Dean

    Henry_Clay_Dean

  • Political career of Abraham Lincoln (1849–1861)
  • for the Senate in 1858, since he had led the opposition to the Lecompton Constitution, which would have admitted Kansas as a slave state. But many Illinois

    Political career of Abraham Lincoln (1849–1861)

    Political_career_of_Abraham_Lincoln_(1849–1861)

  • Kansas Conference
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Kansas Conference may refer to: History Lecompton Constitution, second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas Sports Kansas Collegiate

    Kansas Conference

    Kansas_Conference

  • Austin A. King
  • American politician (1802–1870)

    Territory. However, King later expressed his opposition to the Kansas Lecompton Constitution and Missourians crossing the border to vote on it. King was a delegate

    Austin A. King

    Austin A. King

    Austin_A._King

  • 1858 State of the Union Address
  • Speech by US President James Buchanan

    1860 Dred Scott v. Sandford Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution Paraguay expedition Alleged corruptions investigation Corwin Amendment

    1858 State of the Union Address

    1858_State_of_the_Union_Address

  • Political career of John C. Breckinridge
  • Vice President of the United States, 1857

    sectional conflicts. Despite irregularities in the approval of the Lecompton Constitution by Kansas voters, Breckinridge agreed with Buchanan that it was

    Political career of John C. Breckinridge

    Political career of John C. Breckinridge

    Political_career_of_John_C._Breckinridge

  • Index of Kansas-related articles
  • Highway Patrol state prisons Lecompton, Kansas Territory, disputed territorial capital 1856-1861 Lecompton Constitution LGBT rights in Kansas Lists related

    Index of Kansas-related articles

    Index of Kansas-related articles

    Index_of_Kansas-related_articles

  • Samuel J. Jones
  • American frontier settler

    late 1855 until early 1857. He helped found the territorial capital of Lecompton and played a prominent role in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict, leading

    Samuel J. Jones

    Samuel J. Jones

    Samuel_J._Jones

  • Yankee Leviathan
  • came to the question of slavery in the western territories and the Lecompton Constitution. Second, secession would be a relatively easy process, with little

    Yankee Leviathan

    Yankee_Leviathan

  • 1857 State of the Union Address
  • Speech by US President James Buchanan

    allowed to determine whether slavery would be permitted within their state constitution. Buchanan's hope was for a peaceful resolution, recommending that Kansans

    1857 State of the Union Address

    1857_State_of_the_Union_Address

  • William Bigler
  • American politician (1814–1880)

    and thereafter advocated Kansas statehood under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention and

    William Bigler

    William Bigler

    William_Bigler

  • Robert M. T. Hunter
  • American lawyer and politician (1809–1887)

    congressional session advocated admitting Kansas under the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution. In the Senate, Hunter became chairman of the Committee on Finance

    Robert M. T. Hunter

    Robert M. T. Hunter

    Robert_M._T._Hunter

  • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
  • US Supreme Court justice from 1888 to 1893

    protecting Southern interests in slavery. Lamar supported the proslavery Lecompton Constitution in Kansas without popular ratification, which was the subject of

    Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

    Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

    Lucius_Quintus_Cincinnatus_Lamar

  • James Buchanan Memorial
  • Memorial by Hans Schuler in Washington, D.C., U.S.

    1860 Dred Scott v. Sandford Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution Paraguay expedition Alleged corruptions investigation Corwin Amendment

    James Buchanan Memorial

    James Buchanan Memorial

    James_Buchanan_Memorial

  • John Bell (Tennessee politician)
  • American lawyer and politician (1796–1869)

    Crittenden) to vote against the admission of Kansas under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution, ignoring orders from the Tennessee state legislature to vote for

    John Bell (Tennessee politician)

    John Bell (Tennessee politician)

    John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)

  • Francis Preston Blair Jr.
  • American general and politician (1821–1875)

    outspoken supporter of the Wilmot Proviso and opposed the proslavery Lecompton Constitution for the Kansas Territory. On January 14, 1858, he delivered a major

    Francis Preston Blair Jr.

    Francis Preston Blair Jr.

    Francis_Preston_Blair_Jr.

  • Thomas Ewing Jr.
  • American general (1829–1896)

    A moderate on the issue of slavery, his efforts to defeat the Lecompton Constitution helped Kansas enter the Union as a free state but without the bloody

    Thomas Ewing Jr.

    Thomas Ewing Jr.

    Thomas_Ewing_Jr.

  • William K. Sebastian
  • American politician

    Senator William K. Sebastian of Arkansas 43rd Congress. Kansas-Lecompton Constitution: Speech of Hon. W. K. Sebastian, of Arkansas, on the Admission of

    William K. Sebastian

    William K. Sebastian

    William_K._Sebastian

  • William P. Fessenden
  • American politician (1806–1869)

    1856, received the highest praise, and in 1858 his speech on the Lecompton Constitution of Kansas, and his criticisms of the opinion of the supreme court

    William P. Fessenden

    William P. Fessenden

    William_P._Fessenden

  • Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
  • State park in Pennsylvania, United States

    1860 Dred Scott v. Sandford Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution Paraguay expedition Alleged corruptions investigation Corwin Amendment

    Buchanan's Birthplace State Park

    Buchanan's Birthplace State Park

    Buchanan's_Birthplace_State_Park

  • Inauguration of James Buchanan
  • 18th United States presidential inauguration

    Buchanan discussed his strong feelings that a strict interpretation of the Constitution was the only safe manner in which to operate the federal government while

    Inauguration of James Buchanan

    Inauguration of James Buchanan

    Inauguration_of_James_Buchanan

  • Allen G. Thurman
  • American politician and judge (1813–1895)

    the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and opposed the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution for Kansas. In 1860 he was a supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for

    Allen G. Thurman

    Allen G. Thurman

    Allen_G._Thurman

  • Simon Cameron
  • American businessman and politician (1799–1889)

    Kansas Territory be admitted to the Union under the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. Cameron engaged in a verbal battle in March 1858 with Missouri's

    Simon Cameron

    Simon Cameron

    Simon_Cameron

  • George E. Pugh
  • American politician

    favor of the Lecompton Constitution on March 16, 1858, but followed the instructions of the Ohio legislature in voting against that constitution. On February

    George E. Pugh

    George E. Pugh

    George_E._Pugh

  • Index of articles related to African Americans
  • Negro Rights Lean on Me (film) The Learning Tree Leavenworth Constitution Lecompton Constitution Legacy (2000 film) Leland College (historical) Helen Lemme

    Index of articles related to African Americans

    Index_of_articles_related_to_African_Americans

  • August Belmont
  • United States banker, financier and diplomat (1813–1890)

    Buchanan and Senator Stephen Douglas, who denounced the proslavery Lecompton Constitution for the Kansas Territory, which Buchanan supported. Belmont, who

    August Belmont

    August Belmont

    August_Belmont

  • National Hall (Philadelphia)
  • Former venue in Philadelphia, PA, US

    protest President Buchanan's attempt to impose the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution on the Kansas Territory. In December 1859 abolitionists held an

    National Hall (Philadelphia)

    National Hall (Philadelphia)

    National_Hall_(Philadelphia)

  • List of vice presidents of the United States who owned slaves
  • since early colonial days. The Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution formally abolished slavery in 1865, after the end of the American Civil

    List of vice presidents of the United States who owned slaves

    List_of_vice_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_owned_slaves

  • List of third-party and independent performances in United States House elections
  • Republicans, Americans, Whigs and Democrats who were opposed to the Lecompton Constitution, in opposition to the local Democratic Party that had largely endorsed

    List of third-party and independent performances in United States House elections

    List_of_third-party_and_independent_performances_in_United_States_House_elections

  • Beekman Du Barry
  • participate in the Utah War. Pro-slavery elements drafted the so-called "Lecompton Constitution" on November 7, 1857, and voters were asked whether they wanted

    Beekman Du Barry

    Beekman Du Barry

    Beekman_Du_Barry

  • Presidential transition of Abraham Lincoln
  • Transfer of presidential power from James Buchanan to Abraham Lincoln

    informing them that Congress had passed a joint resolution to amend the Constitution. However the amendment soon fell out of favor and was ratified by only

    Presidential transition of Abraham Lincoln

    Presidential_transition_of_Abraham_Lincoln

  • John Weiss Forney
  • American newspaper publisher and politician (1817–1881)

    with Buchanan over his pro-slavery stance and the adoption of the Lecompton Constitution. iHe declined to support the Buchanan administration's effort to

    John Weiss Forney

    John Weiss Forney

    John_Weiss_Forney

  • 1860–61 United States Senate elections
  • expansion. In the previous Congress, the debate on the proposed Lecompton Constitution and the application of the Dred Scott decision split the Democratic

    1860–61 United States Senate elections

    1860–61 United States Senate elections

    1860–61_United_States_Senate_elections

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  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Read

    English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.

    Read

  • Cumpton
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Cumpton

    English : variant of Compton.

    Cumpton

  • Sherman
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Sherman

    English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.

    Sherman

  • Randolph
  • Surname or Lastname

    English and German

    Randolph

    English and German : classicized spelling of Randolf, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand ‘rim’ (of a shield), ‘shield’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Rannúlfr, and was reinforced after the Norman Conquest by the Norman form Randolf.An American family bearing the surname Randolph are descended from William Randolph (?1651–1711), a planter and merchant, a member of a family that originally came from Sussex, England, who emigrated from Warwickshire to VA c.1673. He was a forebear of Thomas Jefferson and Robert E. Lee. Randolph had seven sons, each of whom inherited an estate, the name of which was sometimes added to their own, such as Sir John Randolph of Tazewell. His great-grandsons included Edmund Randolph (1753–1813), first attorney general of the U.S. and one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, and the diplomat and statesman John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), who served as U.S. minister to Russia.

    Randolph

  • Clymer
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Clymer

    English : from a pet form of Clement.George Clymer (1739–1813), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, was a prosperous and well-connected Philadelphia merchant. His grandfather, Richard Clymer, came to Philadelphia in 1705 from Bristol, England.

    Clymer

  • Brownell
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Brownell

    English : habitational name from any of various places called Brownell, for example in Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire, from Old English brūn ‘brown’ + hyll ‘hill’.Thomas Brownell came from England to Little Compton, RI, in about 1650.

    Brownell

  • Mason
  • Surname or Lastname

    English and Scottish

    Mason

    English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.

    Mason

  • Samividhan
  • Boy/Male

    Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi

    Samividhan

    Constitution

    Samividhan

  • Compton
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Compton

    English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

    Compton

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  • Menagai
  • Girl/Female

    Hindu, Indian, Tamil

    Menagai

    Dancer

  • Danavira
  • Boy/Male

    Indian, Sanskrit

    Danavira

    Hero Among the Donors

  • TSALMOWN
  • Male

    Hebrew

    TSALMOWN

    (צַלְמוֹן) Hebrew name TSALMOWN means "shady." In the bible, this is the name of one of king David's warriors.

  • Gulchin |
  • Girl/Female

    Muslim

    Gulchin |

    Name of a flower

  • Aviyansh
  • Boy/Male

    Hindu, Indian

    Aviyansh

    A Portion of Fire

  • Mawsil
  • Boy/Male

    Muslim/Islamic

    Mawsil

    Name of Hanafi Jurist of Iraq

  • Duraipandi
  • Boy/Male

    Indian, Tamil

    Duraipandi

    King of World

  • LABAN
  • Male

    Hebrew

    LABAN

    (לָבָן) Hebrew name LABAN means "white." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Rachel and Leah.

  • Garney
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Garney

    English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Garneys, itself a variant of Garniss (see Garness 2).Name of unknown etymology found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad.

  • Leverson
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Leverson

    English : patronymic from Lever 3.

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  • Constitutional
  • n.

    A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution.

  • Constitutionalism
  • n.

    The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or constitutional government.

  • Constitutional
  • a.

    Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.

  • Constitutionality
  • n.

    The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.

  • Valetudinarian
  • n.

    A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.

  • Vice
  • n.

    A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.

  • Constitutionally
  • adv.

    In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law; legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.

  • Constitutional
  • a.

    Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.

  • Constitution
  • n.

    An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.

  • Constitutional
  • a.

    For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk.

  • Constitutionalist
  • n.

    One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.

  • Constitutionality
  • n.

    The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions.

  • Veto
  • n.

    A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.

  • Constitutional
  • a.

    In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.

  • Constitution
  • n.

    The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.

  • Constitutional
  • a.

    Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dullness.

  • Constitutionist
  • n.

    One who adheres to the constitution of the country.

  • Constitutionally
  • adv.

    In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally timid.

  • Undermine
  • v. t.

    Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state.

  • Unconstitutional
  • a.

    Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer.