Date Original
1836-1874
Description
Arkansas has been governed by five constitutions. This collection includes all five original documents.
Biographical/Historical Note
Arkansas has been governed by five constitutions. Each of the five constitutions symbolizes a change in the state’s political status: statehood in 1836, joining the Confederate States of America during the Civil War in 1861, military occupation near the end of the Civil War in 1864, Reconstruction in 1868, and reaction to Reconstruction in 1874. Although several attempts have been made to draft a new constitution, the 1874 document remains the basis for state laws in Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Constitutions; Constitutional conventions; State government; Secession; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000540
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Constitutions, MS.000540
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Constitutions, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
