Lincoln decided not to run for re-election but campaigned for Zachary Taylor in 1848 . After-wards , Lincoln became frustrated by tensions within the Whig Party and gave up politics for law practice for several years . In 1854 Lincoln after a long break , he found another entry point into politics in the form of the Kansas - Nebraska Act . The act was designed by Stephan A Douglas of Illinois and established that Settlers could decide whether to allow slavery or rule of the...











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