Abraham Lincoln came out of political retirement primarily because he was unhappy about the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. This act allowed for the possibility of slavery in territories that had been previously designated as free, which reignited national tensions over the issue of slavery. Lincoln, who had been largely out of politics after his single term in Congress, felt compelled to re-enter the political arena to oppose the spread of slavery and to advocate for the principles of the newly forming Republican Party, which aimed to address the issues arising from the Kansas-Nebraska Act and to halt the expansion of slavery into the territories. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is that he was unhappy about the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Why did Lincoln come out of political retirement?
He was unhappy about the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
His law practice in Illinois was failing to turn a profit.
He wanted to create a new Republican Party.
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