Question

party created in 1860 by conservative northerners and southerners who wanted to prevent country from splitting

Answer 1

The Constitutional Union Party

Step-by-step explanation:

In an effort to stop the nation from splintering over slavery, conservatives from the north and south founded the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The group insisted that any concessions on slavery should be made at the state level rather than the federal one and that the US Constitution should be preserved. John Bell of Tennessee was the party's choice for president in the 1860 election, but Abraham Lincoln triumphed. After the election, the party was disbanded as the country soon slid into the Civil War.