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| know nothings definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the american party; anti-immigrant and anti-catholic | 4 sets | |
| 2 | people that were against immigration of irish catholics | 2 sets | |
| 3 | the american party, formed in july of 1854. it was a secret, and so those who were questioned, answered i know nothing. in the 1850s, there were a large group. | 2 sets | |
| 4 | political party made up of nativists who answered questions about the society by answering i know nothing. supported only white, native born, protestatnt canidates | 1 set | |
| 5 | another name for members of the supreme order of the star-spangled banner because their secret password was "i know nothing"; did well in elections at first, then declined but introduced possibility of more than two political parties | 1 set | |
| 6 | secret society who feared immigrations; used passwords, secret handshakes, associated wwith the order of the star spangled banner; called the american party | 1 set | |
| 7 | nativists (anti-immigration)- 1854 formed american party, suppose to be elite so never revealed who they were, against catholic immigration- irish and german, overwhelmed by slavery issue | 1 set | |
| 8 | people who were against people who where not born in america. | 1 set | |
| 9 | american party? | 1 set | |
| 10 | anti irish organization who later became a political party known as the american party. | 1 set | |
| 11 | secret anit-irish fraternal organization, so called becuase it's members when asked about their group's actibities, answer 'i know nothing.' later became the american party | 1 set | |
| 12 | secret fraternal organization that knew nothings about their group's activities | 1 set | |
| 13 | (american party) anti-catholic/nativist party | 1 set | |
| 14 | had nativish views, wanted to stop immigration | 1 set | |