Popular-Sovereignty

Lecompton Constitution Referendum Demonstrates Electoral Fraud in Service of Slavery Expansion

1857-11-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

A fraudulent referendum on the Lecompton Constitution occurs in Kansas Territory, with pro-slavery forces manipulating the process to attempt forcing slavery on Kansas despite the Free-State majority. Free-State settlers refuse to participate in the June 1857 election for constitutional convention …

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Kansas-Nebraska Act Repeals Missouri Compromise, Triggering Violent Territorial Conflict

1854-05-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Congress passes and President Franklin Pierce signs the Kansas-Nebraska Act, creating the territories of Kansas and Nebraska while repealing the Missouri Compromise’s prohibition on slavery north of the 36°30’ parallel. The Act, drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois, …

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