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jan 3, 1857 - Kansas rejects Lecompton Constitution

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The Lecompton Constitution was created to say that Kansas was a freed state. President James Buchanan pushed it through congress to be passed, but it got opposed and sent to the Kansas voters. They voted to be a freed state. The south did not like this, since they wanted to have slaves in Kansas too. This only started more conflict bewteen the two sides.

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jan 3, 1857
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~ 168 years ago