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James Buchanan supported the Lecompton Constitution because he was a supporter of the rights of slaveholders. Buchanan served as the 15th U.S. President.

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Why did President Buchanan support the lecompton constitution?

James Buchanan supported the Lecompton Constitution because he was a supporter of the rights of slaveholders. Buchanan served as the 15th U.S. President.


Who wrote the Lecompton Constitution?

James Buchanan


Who served as President during the Lecompton Constitution?

James Buchanan


Which Acceptance document by President Buchanan set off a firestorm within the Democratic Party resulting in its split?

the Morill Tariff Its actually the Lecompton Constitution. I answered this and got the right answer for the assignment. :)


Who lost Southern support because he attacked the Lecompton Constitution?

stephen douglas


How did the lecompton constitution lead to the civil war?

Allowed Kansas to become a slave state. Buchanan attempted to push the constitution through the U.S Congress for acceptance. Kansas rejected the Constitution and became a free state.


What is quantrill referring to when he writes of the lecompton swindle?

Quantrill is referring to an election on the Lecompton Constitution. The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas.


Who was the president who endorsed the Lecompton Constitution?

The Lecompton Constitution was one of several state constitutions proposed to the US Congress for approval by the territory of Kansas, as it sought to become a US state. President James Buchanan, although he was not the president at the time, was a supporter of the Lecompton Constitution, which would have preserved slave-owner rights in the new state. Kansas was admitted as a free state in 1861, due to the opposition of abolitionists living their at the time.


Where is the Constitution Hall in Lecompton Kansas located?

The address of the Constitution Hall is: 319 Elmore St, Lecompton, KS 66050


The writers of the Lecompton Constitution wanted?

ham


The lecompton constitution was submitted in which state?

Kansas


Why was the Lecompton Constitution considered a sly maneuver?

The Lecompton Constitution included provisions for allowing slavery in Kansas even if the people voted against slavery.