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split of northern democrats, whigs, know nothing party, free soil party, liberty party. all formed to make republican party
There were steamboats, carriages, trains, and horses.
Erie Canal and renovations in roads and turnpikes
Railroads started in America at this time.
The nativist movement of the 1840s, which led to the formation of the Know-Nothing Party in the 1850s, primarily supported anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic sentiments. The movement was fueled by a growing fear among native-born Americans that immigrants, particularly Irish Catholics, would undermine American values and institutions. The Know-Nothing Party sought to restrict immigration and promote the interests of American-born citizens, often advocating for policies that would limit the rights of immigrants and increase the power of native-born Protestants.
The Know Nothing movement was a nativist American political movement of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by the Pope in Rome
Many people feared the influence of immigrants on politics
Northern Woman
The stated goals of the Know Nothing Party were to promote a modern industrial economy. They also were in favor of electoral reform and land for the poor. They advocated the expansion of urban services and city planning. In actuality they were for bigotry.
Oregon
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Support westward expansion to the Pacific.
the land is what attracted them the most the rich soil the good farm land and religious freedom
The racism and violence of the 1830s and 1840s galvanized the antislavery movement by highlighting the brutal realities of slavery and the moral imperative to fight against it. Incidents such as violent mob actions against abolitionists and the brutal treatment of enslaved people fueled public outcry and increased support for abolitionist causes. Prominent figures like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison used these events to draw attention to the injustices of slavery, while the violent backlash against abolitionists underscored the urgent need for social and political change. Ultimately, this climate of racism and violence energized the movement, drawing in a broader coalition of supporters committed to ending slavery.
Mainly white anglo-saxons who distrusted both foreigners and Catholics. They started a political party called the "know nothing party".
which of the following was not a characteristics of the united states during the early 1840s