Nationally, the Whigs were irreparably split by the Kansas–Nebraska Act and other efforts to compromise on the slavery issue.
nˈæʃənəli, ðə wˈɪɡz wɜːɹ ɪɹˈɛpɚɹəbli splˈɪt baɪ ðə kˈænzəs nəbɹˈæskə ˈækt ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛfɚts tə kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz ɔnðə slˈeɪvɚɹi ˈɪʃuː.