The Leavenworth Constitution was the most radical of the four constitutions drafted for Kansas Territory. The Bill of Rights refers to "all men" and prohibited slavery from the state. The word "white" did not appear in the proposed document and therefore would not have excluded free blacks from the state. Article XVI, Section 3 directed the general assembly to provide some protection for the rights of women. The Leavenworth Constitution was ratified on May 18, 1858 but the U.S. Senate did not act to approve the document.
Date: April 3, 1858
Item Number: 207410
Call Number: State Archives
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207410
Collections - State Archives
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Leavenworth Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Government record
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Constitutions
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