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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
The Know-Nothings organized to form the?
American Party
What was The know nothings organized to form the?
The Know-Nothings were a nativist political movement in the United States during the mid-19th century, primarily organized to oppose immigration, particularly from Catholics and immigrants from Ireland and Germany. They sought to promote American nationalism and protect what they viewed as traditional American values against the perceived threat of foreign influence. Their efforts culminated in the formation of the American Party in the early 1850s, which gained significant political traction in local and state elections. The movement eventually waned as other issues, particularly slavery, became more prominent in American politics.
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 why?
nothing
Nativism was the main policy supported by the?
Know-Nothings.
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.
What type Catholic were the Know-Nothings?
The Know-Nothings were no type of Catholic, to be perfectly honest, they were anti-Catholic.
Which of these was a result of the growing anti-Catholic feeling and mistrust of immigrants?
The creation of the Know-Nothings...apex
The know nothings organized to from the?
American party
What did The Know-Nothings organized form?
American Party
What main policy was supported by the nativism?
Know-Nothings
What were members of the American Party referred to as?
Know-Nothings
What issue prompted the creation of the Know Nothings and other similar groups?
The origin of the "Know Nothing" term was in the semi-secret organization of the party, the Know Nothings. When a member was asked about its activities, he was supposed to reply, "I know nothing"
Agitators against immigrants and roman catholics?
Know- Nothings
