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Passage of Wyandotte Constitution Ends Free State Clash
The Wyandotte constitution prohibiting slavery passed, with President Buchanan signing it on January 29, 1861. Tensions rose as Kansans debated the Topeka anti-slavery charter and Missourians marched on Lawrence using the cannon Old Sacramento, marking early combat in the slavery struggle.
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Topeka
Congress
Lawrence
Free State
Old Sacramento
Ft. Titus
Sacramento
Missouri
Lecompton
Leavenworth
Thomas Barber
Pottawatomie
John Brown
Sheriff Jones
Buchanan
Kansas
Bickerton
Watson
Kansas University