The present
Constitution of the State of Kansas was originally known as the
Wyandotte Constitution to distinguish it from three proposed constitutions that preceded it. The
Wyandotte Constitution was drawn up at Wyandotte (now part of
Kansas City) in July 1859, and was the fourth constitution voted on by the people of
Kansas Territory, as the battle between proslavery and antislavery forces during the
Bleeding Kansas era spread to the debate over the terms of the new state's charter.