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The Know-Nothings organized to form the?
American Party
What is the one similarity between the know nothings and the ku klux klan?
Fostered resentment against minority groups in American Society
What did the know nothings oppose and why?
nothing
The Know-Nothings gained power in the 1840s because?
many people feared immigrant influence in politics
Why did the republican party grow as the whig party and know nothings party declined in the 1850s?
Whig party died
Agitators against immigrants and roman catholics?
Know- Nothings
Which of these was a result of the growing anti-Catholic feeling and mistrust of immigrants?
The creation of the Know-Nothings...apex
Why did the know nothings gain power?
many people feared the influence of immigrants on politics
which of these was result of the growing anti-Catholic feeling and mistrust of immigrants?
The creation of the Know-Nothings...apex
Why did know-nothings gain power in the 1840s?
many people feared the influence of immigrants on politics
What are the know nothings beliefs?
They were anti-Catholic, and nativists (opposed to Immigration and were suspicious of immigrants).
What did the Know-Nothings oppose?
They opposed immigrants in America. They favored nativism: the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
What did the know nothings oppose?
They opposed immigrants in America. They favored nativism: the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
The Know-Nothings organized to form the?
American Party
Who were the know- nothings?
The Know Nothings was made up of mostly Whig deflectors when the Whig Party broke up after the 1854 election. They were a nativist party that was anit-Catholic and wanted to decrease Immigration and make life difficult for immigrants. The Know Nothings common criticisms of immigrants was that they blamed the immigrants for urban crime, they thought that immigrants were prone to political corruption, they tried to play up immigrants liquor consumption, they didn't like the job competition, the didn't like that a lot of immigrants were followers of the pope, and they didn't like that the immigrants did not have experience with democracy. The Know Nothings swept the vote in the 1856 election with Millard Fillmore as the only presidential candidate. For a while it was though they might be a second majority party but they never wore. Most of them eventually absorbed into the Republican party. They also presented themselves as advocates of a modern industrial economy. The term of No Nothings was created because they claimed ignorance of the party's existence. Also, they were clearly racists.
Why did the know-nothings gain power in the 1840s?
Many people feared the influence of immigrants on politics
What distinguished a Know-Nothing from a Republican?
The Know-Nothings believed that only true Americans should serve in the government. They believed that Roman Catholics and immigrants should not be allowed to hold any public office. Slavery beliefs also separated the Know-Nothings.
