The 1857 Lecompton Constitution was a fraudulent document submitted by slavery advocates in

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The Lecompton Constitution was a proposed Kansas state constitution, submitted by pro-slavery advocates in 1857, during the Kansas territorial period. It was part of the conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas," which was a series of violent political confrontations involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements.

The 1857 Lecompton Constitution Was a Fraudulent Document Submitted by Slavery