When did the Topeka Constitutional Convention take place?
Q: When did the Topeka Constitutional Convention take place?
A: The Topeka Constitutional Convention met from October 23 to Nov 11, 1855.
Q: What was the purpose of the convention?
A: It wrote the Topeka Constitution that would have made slavery in Kansas illegal. The convention was organized by Free-Staters to go against the pro-slavery Territorial legislature elected March 5, 1855.
Q: What was the territorial legislature elected on March 5, 1855?
A: The territorial legislature was elected in polling that had a lot of electoral fraud and the intimidation of free state settlers.
Q: When was the Topeka Constitution passed and by whom?
A: Free-State people passed the constitution on December 15, 1855.
Q: What was the reaction of President Pierce to the Topeka Constitution?
A: President Pierce hated the document.
Q: When did the Topeka Constitution pass the House and the Senate?
A: It passed the House by two votes on July 2. However, it was held in committee by the Senate.
Q: What happened to the Topeka Constitution eventually?
A: On July 8, Senator Stephen A. Douglas took up the Topeka Constitution in a bill counter to Senator Cass. Cass sent the issue back to the people of Kansas to follow the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
