The Know-Nothing party was also referred to as the American party. This party originated in 1849 and it collapsed in 1855.
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The Know Nothing Party or technically the American Party was formed in 1845 and went on to 1860.
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
The know-nothing party had huge mistrust of migrants
The Know-Nothing Party became successful for a brief period because of its views on immigration and citizenship. The Know-Nothing Party was successful and existed for about 3 years.
Opposition to immigration to America caused the american party also called the know-nothing party to rise.
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