In the years leading up to the Civil War, the central question of political significance was that of the expansion of slavery. Political leaders made a variety of compromises and deals in an attempt to alleviate tensions surrounding the question of slavery. Describe the background and substance of ONE of the following compromises: the Compromise of 1850 or the Kansas-Nebraska Act. How did this deal attempt to resolve the question of slavery in the US and what were the consequences of the agreement?