Wyandotte Constitution
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The Wyandotte Constitution is the constitution of the U.S state of Kansas. The constitution said that Kansas would be a state without slavery. However, the constitution did not give black people, women or Native Americans the right to vote.[1] The Wyandotte Constitution was passed by a vote of 10,421 to 5,530 on October 4, 1859.[2]
References
- ↑ Online Exhibits - Willing to Die for Freedom, Constitutions - Kansas Historical Society. kshs.org (2011). Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ↑ Ingalls, John James. Harper's magazine, Volume 86 (1892)Harper's Magazine Co. p. 704. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
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