USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kansas Constitution was originally known as the Wyandotte Constitution and was the fourth constitution proposed by the Territorial Legislature. President James Buchanan signed the bill into law on January 29, 1861, making Kansas the 34th state to enter the Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Topeka Constitutional Convention met from October 23 to November 11, 1855 in Topeka, Kansas Territory, in a building afterwards called Constitution Hall. It drafted the Topeka Constitution, which banned slavery in Kansas, though it would also have prevented free Blacks from living in Kansas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The approved constitution, called the Wyandotte Constitution, prohibited slavery, but it did not give women, African Americans or Native Americans the right to vote. The Legislature adopted the Wyandotte Constitution on July 29, 1859, and it was approved by Kansas voters on October 4, 1859.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Lecompton Constitution (1858) was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas. Named for the city of Lecompton where it was drafted, it was strongly pro-slavery. It never went into effect.