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Lecompton, Kansas
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Lecompton is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 588. Lecompton, located on the Kansas River, was the de jure ter
1857 Constitution Hall (2009)
1857 Constitution Hall (2009)
Lecompton in 1867
Lecompton in 1867
Former Kansas Democratic Headquarters
Former Kansas Democratic Headquarters
Former Lane University, now the Territorial Capital Museum
Former Lane University, now the Territorial Capital Museum
Lecompton Constitution
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The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed state constitutions of Kansas. Named for the city of Lecompton, Kansas where it was drafted, it was strongly pro-slavery. It never went into
Lecompton, Kansas
…served as the seat of Douglas County, until 1858, when it was moved to Lawrence. In late 1857, a convention met in Constitution Hall and drafted the Lecompton Constitution, under which Kansas would have been a slave state. The constitution was rejected by Congress after intense national debate and was one of the prime…
The Lecompton Constitution was drafted and signed in Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. Today it is a museum operated by the Kansas Historical So
The Lecompton Constitution was drafted and signed in Constitution Hall in Lecompton, Kansas. Today it is a museum operated by the Kansas Historical Society.