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Know-Nothing Party   /noʊ-nˈəθɪŋ pˈɑrti/   Listen
Know-Nothing Party

noun
1.
A former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics.  Synonym: American Party.





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... Know-Nothing party had for its slogan "America for Americans," and was a considerable factor in certain localities, especially in New York and the Middle States, from 1853 to 1856. The Free Soil party, espousing the cause of slavery restriction, named Martin Van Buren as its presidential candidate and polled ...
— The Boss and the Machine • Samuel P. Orth


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