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Kansas territory
Two opposing governments were established in Kansas
He worked as an abolitionist to end slavery. He is most famous for being one of the leading terrorist in Bleeding Kansas in the 1850's. In regards to his profession though, he primarily was a tanner, a farmer, and a surveyor.
Because it was the only state voting at that time, so it attracted every terrorist from both sides to intimidate voters. The resulting violence was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
It allowed one state at a time to vote on the slavery issue. This was a magnet for every bully-boy in America to descend on that one thinly-populated area, to try to swing the vote their way. The result was 'Bleeding Kansas'.