Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory

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The Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory was the governing legislative body that created and administered laws for Kansas before it became a U.S. state.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
territorial legislature ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bogus Legislature ⓘ
Kansas Territorial Legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kansas ⓘ
Kansas Territory ⓘ
authorizedBy United States Congress ⓘ
capital Lecompton, Kansas Territory ⓘ
linked to: Lecompton, Kansas
convenedIn Pawnee, Kansas Territory ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created counties in Kansas Territory ⓘ
local governments in Kansas Territory ⓘ
territorial courts in Kansas Territory ⓘ
dissolved 1861 ⓘ
followedBy First Kansas State Legislature ⓘ
linked to: Kansas Legislature
foundedBy Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver chartering of towns and corporations in Kansas Territory ⓘ
public lands in Kansas Territory ⓘ
taxation in Kansas Territory ⓘ
territorial militia organization ⓘ
hasPart Council of the Kansas Territory ⓘ
House of Representatives of the Kansas Territory ⓘ
historicalPeriod American antebellum period ⓘ
linked to: Antebellum period
inception 1855 ⓘ
jurisdiction civil law in Kansas Territory ⓘ
criminal law in Kansas Territory ⓘ
territorial administration in Kansas Territory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
laterMetIn Lecompton, Kansas Territory ⓘ
linked to: Lecompton
legalBasis organic act of Kansas Territory ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Kansas Territory ⓘ
legislativePeriod Bleeding Kansas era ⓘ
legislativeProcess bicameral legislature ⓘ
locatedInTime 19th century ⓘ
location Kansas Territory ⓘ
meetsIn territorial capitol buildings in Kansas Territory ⓘ
movedTo Shawnee Mission, Kansas Territory ⓘ
linked to: Shawnee, Kansas
numberOfHouses 2 ⓘ
partOf Government of Kansas Territory ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-slavery majority (first legislature) ⓘ
reasonForDissolution admission of Kansas as a U.S. state ⓘ
replacedBy Kansas Legislature ⓘ
significantEvent passage of pro-slavery laws ⓘ
significantFor conflict over slavery in Kansas Territory ⓘ
development of Kansas state institutions ⓘ
subordinateTo Governor of Kansas Territory ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kansas Legislature → predecessor → Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory ⓘ
Kansas Territory → legislativeBody → Kansas Territorial Legislature ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory → legislativeBody → Kansas Territorial Legislature ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory → alsoKnownAs → Kansas Territorial Legislature ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory → hasPart → Council of the Kansas Territory ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory → hasPart → House of Representatives of the Kansas Territory ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Constitution Hall, Lecompton → associatedWith → Kansas Territory government ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Border ruffians → influencedOutcomeOf → first territorial legislature of Kansas ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory
Lecompton Constitution → draftedBy → pro-slavery territorial legislature of Kansas ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Legislature of Kansas Territory