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The Know-Nothing party was also referred to as the American party. This party originated in 1849 and it collapsed in 1855.
passing laws that discriminated against Irish Catholics
The know-nothing party had huge mistrust of migrants
The American Party was a nativist party formed to keep immigrants out of the U.S. that had up to 500,000 members at one point. This group was part of the Know Nothing movement.
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.