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The Native American Party, renamed in 1855 as the American Party, and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American political party that operated on a national basis during the mid-1850s.
The movement arose in response to an influx of migrants, and promised to "purify" American politics by limiting or ending the influence of Irish Catholics and other immigrants, thus reflecting nativist and anti-Catholic sentiment. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, whom they saw as hostile to republican values, and as being controlled by the Pope in Rome. Mainly active from 1854 to 1856, the movement strove to curb immigration and naturalization, but met with little success. Membership was limited to Protestant men. There were few prominent leaders, and the largely middle-class membership was fragmented over the issue of slavery.
The most prominent leaders were U.S. Representative Nathaniel P. Banks, and former U.S. Representative Lewis C. Levin. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in 1856; however, he was never a member, nor a nativist.
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The Untold Know Nothings
In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics. Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom and question what we think we know about those that do. Untold is here to fill in the gaps and bring new stories to life. Check out untoldhistory.org Follow Untold on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untoldedu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UntoldEdu Twitter: https://twitter.com/UntoldEdu
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Know Nothing
The Know Nothing, formally known as the Native American Party before 1855 and the American Party after 1855, was a nativist political party and movement in the United States, which operated nationwide in the mid-1850s, originally starting as a secret society. It was primarily an anti-Catholic, anti-immigration, populist and xenophobic movement, although it was also progressive "on issues of labor rights, opposition to slavery, and the need for more government spending" as well as for its "support for an expansion of the rights of women, regulation of industry, and support of measures designed to improve the status of working people". It was also a forerunner to the temperance movement in the United States and its nativist spirit is seen in both the American Protective Association and the K...
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America's Forgotten Political Party: The Know-Nothings
As railroads disrupted America's economic and social underpinnings, its political system became unhinged as well. This gave rise to two political parties that came out of the dismantling of the Whig Party. Where did the Whig Party go? It was divided into two groups: Know-Nothings and Republicans. Join me in this video to learn the history of one of America's forgotten political parties. #Politics #GOP #RepublicanParty #Politicalparties #CivilWar #KnowNothing #History #HaveHistoryWillTravel #HistoryChannel #Historynerd #Historygeek #HistoryCritique #historymemes #historyofart #historyinthemaking #historybuff #historylover #historylesson #historyfacts #historyinpictures #historymaker #historylovers #historyteacher #historymakers #historymeme #historytour #historymade #historytv18 #historymu...
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MOOC | Know-Nothings in Power | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1861 | 1.5.8
Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation. A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861, is a course that begins by examining how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. After discussing the institution of slavery and its central role in the southern and national economies, it turns to an account of the political and social history of the 1850s. It traces how the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics, and how political leaders struggled, unsuccessfully, to resolve the growing crisis. We will examine the impact of key events such as Bleeding Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and Joh...
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The Know Nothing Party, Political Chaos, and the Rise of the Republicans! | Turmoil After the Whigs
How did the Whig Party’s collapse put the conspiratorial ant-immigrant anti-Catholic Know Nothing movement in control of the American Congress? And how did it unleash years of political chaos and national violence that sent the country careening into a bloody civil war? In this episode, we discuss what happened after the Whig Party imploded in the election of 1852. Specifically, how America’s political leaders made every mistake possible to turn a realignment into a true national disaster. At first, America’s leaders didn’t appreciate the gravity of what happened in 1852. The Whigs naively believed it was merely a matter of time before the Democrats blundered and America had no choice but to put them back in power. The Democrats arrogantly believed the nation’s abandoning the Whigs was ...
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How to take part in the ‘Buy Nothing’ movement
Saving money and being sustainable are at the heart of the “Buy Nothing” movement where neighbors connect online to give and get items — all for free! Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen shares a look at its powerful impact on communities. » Subscribe to TODAY: https://www.youtube.com/@TODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY's Website: https://www.today.com/ Find TODAY on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/today Follow TODAY on Twitter: https://t...
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What is Know Nothing? Explain Know Nothing, Define Know Nothing, Meaning of Know Nothing
#KnowNothing #audioversity ~~~ Know Nothing ~~~ Title: What is Know Nothing? Explain Know Nothing, Define Know Nothing, Meaning of Know Nothing Created on: 2019-01-02 Source Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing ------ Description: The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name. The Kn...
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Wright Flyer Audio Blog: Trump Represents the new Know Nothing Movement
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Know-Nothing | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing 00:03:41 1 History 00:05:23 1.1 Name 00:06:04 1.2 Underlying issues 00:08:50 1.3 Rise 00:15:40 1.4 Leadership and legislation 00:22:32 1.5 Violence 00:23:51 1.6 South 00:28:15 1.7 Decline 00:32:35 2 Electoral history 00:32:46 2.1 Congressional elections 00:32:56 2.2 Presidential elections 00:33:06 3 Legacy 00:36:23 4 In popular culture 00:37:07 5 Notable Know Nothings 00:38:58 6 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own s...
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The Know-Nothing “Native American” Movement
Since the days of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, American politics have been rife with conflict and division, and there has been a rotating cast of political machines taking and losing power. During the volatile political era of the 1840s and 1850s, a nativist group called the “Know-Nothings” briefly held power on the national stage, maintaining staunch anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic stances. Because most of their members were American descendants of Anglo-Saxon colonists, the Know-Nothings also called themselves the “Native American Party,” but make no mistake: Indigenous peoples were not welcome in their ranks. This was a white man’s movement aimed at improving the livelihood and futures of “native-born” white Americans. Even though the Know-Nothing party officially ended in ...
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The Untold Know Nothings
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In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics.
Untold is a f...
In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics.
Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom and question what we think we know about those that do. Untold is here to fill in the gaps and bring new stories to life. Check out untoldhistory.org
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In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics.
Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom and question what we think we know about those that do. Untold is here to fill in the gaps and bring new stories to life. Check out untoldhistory.org
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Know Nothing
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The Know Nothing, formally known as the Native American Party before 1855 and the American Party after 1855, was a nativist political party and movement in the ...
The Know Nothing, formally known as the Native American Party before 1855 and the American Party after 1855, was a nativist political party and movement in the United States, which operated nationwide in the mid-1850s, originally starting as a secret society. It was primarily an anti-Catholic, anti-immigration, populist and xenophobic movement, although it was also progressive "on issues of labor rights, opposition to slavery, and the need for more government spending" as well as for its "support for an expansion of the rights of women, regulation of industry, and support of measures designed to improve the status of working people". It was also a forerunner to the temperance movement in the United States and its nativist spirit is seen in both the American Protective Association and the Ku Klux Klan. The Know Nothing movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to simply reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, providing the group with its common name.
https://wn.com/Know_Nothing
The Know Nothing, formally known as the Native American Party before 1855 and the American Party after 1855, was a nativist political party and movement in the United States, which operated nationwide in the mid-1850s, originally starting as a secret society. It was primarily an anti-Catholic, anti-immigration, populist and xenophobic movement, although it was also progressive "on issues of labor rights, opposition to slavery, and the need for more government spending" as well as for its "support for an expansion of the rights of women, regulation of industry, and support of measures designed to improve the status of working people". It was also a forerunner to the temperance movement in the United States and its nativist spirit is seen in both the American Protective Association and the Ku Klux Klan. The Know Nothing movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to simply reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, providing the group with its common name.
- published: 26 Oct 2020
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America's Forgotten Political Party: The Know-Nothings
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As railroads disrupted America's economic and social underpinnings, its political system became unhinged as well. This gave rise to two political parties that c...
As railroads disrupted America's economic and social underpinnings, its political system became unhinged as well. This gave rise to two political parties that came out of the dismantling of the Whig Party. Where did the Whig Party go? It was divided into two groups: Know-Nothings and Republicans. Join me in this video to learn the history of one of America's forgotten political parties.
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MOOC | Know-Nothings in Power | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1861 | 1.5.8
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Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation...
Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation.
A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861, is a course that begins by examining how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. After discussing the institution of slavery and its central role in the southern and national economies, it turns to an account of the political and social history of the 1850s. It traces how the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics, and how political leaders struggled, unsuccessfully, to resolve the growing crisis. We will examine the impact of key events such as Bleeding Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, and end with the dissolution of the Union in the winter of 1860-1861.
This course is part of the series, The Civil War and Reconstruction, which introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history. The Civil War transformed the nation by eliminating the threat of secession and destroying the institution of slavery. It raised questions that remain central to our understanding of ourselves as a people and a nation — the balance of power between local and national authority, the boundaries of citizenship, and the meanings of freedom and equality. The series will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. One theme throughout the series is what might be called the politics of history — how the world in which a historian lives affects his or her view of the past, and how historical interpretations reinforce or challenge the social order of the present.
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of the most prominent historians in the United States. Professor Foner is the author or editor of over twenty books concentrating on the intersections of intellectual, political and social history and the history of American race relations. His recent book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize. He is the author of Give Me Liberty!: An American History, a widely-used survey textbook of U. S. history published by W. W. Norton. Additionally, he is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching from Columbia University. He is one of only two persons ever to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, and Society of American Historians. As co-curator of two award-winning historical exhibitions, and through frequent appearances in newspapers and magazines and on radio and television discussion programs, he has also endeavored to bring historical knowledge to a broad public outside the university.
Enroll today!
https://www.edx.org/course/columbiax/columbiax-hist1-1x-civil-war-2241#
See other courses in this series:
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861-1865
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1865-1890
Credits: Many images courtesy of Eric Foner and Blackpast.org; the Chicago Historical Society; Colby College; Columbia University; Cornell University; Paul J. Cronin; HarperCollins; LaborArts.org; Library of Congress; Museum of Modern Art; New York University; the Roam Agency; Wikipedia; W. W. Norton & Co.; and additional cultural and educational institutions. The design, production, and distribution of "The Civil War and Reconstruction” series is generously supported by the Office of the Provost at Columbia University.
"The Civil War and Reconstruction" course series is Copyright © 2014, Eric Foner and the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Except where otherwise noted. Professor Foner’s course lecture videos in the series are licensed with the Creative Commons license BY-NC-SA 4.0, which means that anyone anywhere may copy, share, adapt, and remix the videos and the videos’ key media components, including transcripts, without having to ask for prior permission, as long as such sharing is done for noncommercial purposes and the original author, work, and copyright and Creative Commons notice above are cited. For more information, visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation.
A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861, is a course that begins by examining how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. After discussing the institution of slavery and its central role in the southern and national economies, it turns to an account of the political and social history of the 1850s. It traces how the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics, and how political leaders struggled, unsuccessfully, to resolve the growing crisis. We will examine the impact of key events such as Bleeding Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, and end with the dissolution of the Union in the winter of 1860-1861.
This course is part of the series, The Civil War and Reconstruction, which introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history. The Civil War transformed the nation by eliminating the threat of secession and destroying the institution of slavery. It raised questions that remain central to our understanding of ourselves as a people and a nation — the balance of power between local and national authority, the boundaries of citizenship, and the meanings of freedom and equality. The series will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. One theme throughout the series is what might be called the politics of history — how the world in which a historian lives affects his or her view of the past, and how historical interpretations reinforce or challenge the social order of the present.
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of the most prominent historians in the United States. Professor Foner is the author or editor of over twenty books concentrating on the intersections of intellectual, political and social history and the history of American race relations. His recent book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize. He is the author of Give Me Liberty!: An American History, a widely-used survey textbook of U. S. history published by W. W. Norton. Additionally, he is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching from Columbia University. He is one of only two persons ever to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, and Society of American Historians. As co-curator of two award-winning historical exhibitions, and through frequent appearances in newspapers and magazines and on radio and television discussion programs, he has also endeavored to bring historical knowledge to a broad public outside the university.
Enroll today!
https://www.edx.org/course/columbiax/columbiax-hist1-1x-civil-war-2241#
See other courses in this series:
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861-1865
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1865-1890
Credits: Many images courtesy of Eric Foner and Blackpast.org; the Chicago Historical Society; Colby College; Columbia University; Cornell University; Paul J. Cronin; HarperCollins; LaborArts.org; Library of Congress; Museum of Modern Art; New York University; the Roam Agency; Wikipedia; W. W. Norton & Co.; and additional cultural and educational institutions. The design, production, and distribution of "The Civil War and Reconstruction” series is generously supported by the Office of the Provost at Columbia University.
"The Civil War and Reconstruction" course series is Copyright © 2014, Eric Foner and the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Except where otherwise noted. Professor Foner’s course lecture videos in the series are licensed with the Creative Commons license BY-NC-SA 4.0, which means that anyone anywhere may copy, share, adapt, and remix the videos and the videos’ key media components, including transcripts, without having to ask for prior permission, as long as such sharing is done for noncommercial purposes and the original author, work, and copyright and Creative Commons notice above are cited. For more information, visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- published: 29 Oct 2014
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The Know Nothing Party, Political Chaos, and the Rise of the Republicans! | Turmoil After the Whigs
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How did the Whig Party’s collapse put the conspiratorial ant-immigrant anti-Catholic Know Nothing movement in control of the American Congress? And how did it u...
How did the Whig Party’s collapse put the conspiratorial ant-immigrant anti-Catholic Know Nothing movement in control of the American Congress? And how did it unleash years of political chaos and national violence that sent the country careening into a bloody civil war?
In this episode, we discuss what happened after the Whig Party imploded in the election of 1852. Specifically, how America’s political leaders made every mistake possible to turn a realignment into a true national disaster.
At first, America’s leaders didn’t appreciate the gravity of what happened in 1852. The Whigs naively believed it was merely a matter of time before the Democrats blundered and America had no choice but to put them back in power. The Democrats arrogantly believed the nation’s abandoning the Whigs was an endorsement of them. Both proved wrong, and tragically.
In the next Congress, the Democrats decided to go back on the long-settled Missouri Compromise to win over southern votes to clear the way for statehood for Kansas and Nebraska. By not only reopening what they just supposedly settled in the Compromise of 1850, but also breaching the very trust necessary to make any national compromises, the Democrats had now taken their turn to outrage America. The American people crushed their party in the 1854 midterm elections, an electoral rebuke almost as terrible as the Whigs suffered in 1852.
With the American people now disgusted by both major parties, in 1854 they sent to Congress instead representatives of a host of small new parties. The largest and most powerful of these new parties was the American Party, the political vehicle of an anti-Catholic anti-immigrant Know Nothing movement that believed in a papal conspiracy to undermine American democracy with mass Catholic immigration. These smaller parties entered into an alliance called “the Opposition,” electing a Know Nothing the new Speaker of the House.
It suddenly appeared the American Party was emerging as a new major party.
Over the next few years, the two-party system broken, America suffered political and national turmoil. Open violence and murder broke out among abolitionist and pro-slavery activists in Kansas. After taking offense to a speech, a Congressman nearly beat a Senator to death in the Senate chamber. A new alliance emerged among the small anti-slavery parties in Congress, creating a new national Republican Party hoping to push the Know Nothing off the nation’s stage to become a new major party themselves.
In 1860, America elected Abraham Lincoln the first Republican president. Before he could even take office, South Carolina succeeded from the Union. It was the start of a great civil war.
Check out the book: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Realignment-Americas-Parties-Crumbling/dp/1633885089
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Learn more: https://www.frankdistefano.com/
https://wn.com/The_Know_Nothing_Party,_Political_Chaos,_And_The_Rise_Of_The_Republicans_|_Turmoil_After_The_Whigs
How did the Whig Party’s collapse put the conspiratorial ant-immigrant anti-Catholic Know Nothing movement in control of the American Congress? And how did it unleash years of political chaos and national violence that sent the country careening into a bloody civil war?
In this episode, we discuss what happened after the Whig Party imploded in the election of 1852. Specifically, how America’s political leaders made every mistake possible to turn a realignment into a true national disaster.
At first, America’s leaders didn’t appreciate the gravity of what happened in 1852. The Whigs naively believed it was merely a matter of time before the Democrats blundered and America had no choice but to put them back in power. The Democrats arrogantly believed the nation’s abandoning the Whigs was an endorsement of them. Both proved wrong, and tragically.
In the next Congress, the Democrats decided to go back on the long-settled Missouri Compromise to win over southern votes to clear the way for statehood for Kansas and Nebraska. By not only reopening what they just supposedly settled in the Compromise of 1850, but also breaching the very trust necessary to make any national compromises, the Democrats had now taken their turn to outrage America. The American people crushed their party in the 1854 midterm elections, an electoral rebuke almost as terrible as the Whigs suffered in 1852.
With the American people now disgusted by both major parties, in 1854 they sent to Congress instead representatives of a host of small new parties. The largest and most powerful of these new parties was the American Party, the political vehicle of an anti-Catholic anti-immigrant Know Nothing movement that believed in a papal conspiracy to undermine American democracy with mass Catholic immigration. These smaller parties entered into an alliance called “the Opposition,” electing a Know Nothing the new Speaker of the House.
It suddenly appeared the American Party was emerging as a new major party.
Over the next few years, the two-party system broken, America suffered political and national turmoil. Open violence and murder broke out among abolitionist and pro-slavery activists in Kansas. After taking offense to a speech, a Congressman nearly beat a Senator to death in the Senate chamber. A new alliance emerged among the small anti-slavery parties in Congress, creating a new national Republican Party hoping to push the Know Nothing off the nation’s stage to become a new major party themselves.
In 1860, America elected Abraham Lincoln the first Republican president. Before he could even take office, South Carolina succeeded from the Union. It was the start of a great civil war.
Check out the book: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Realignment-Americas-Parties-Crumbling/dp/1633885089
Follow Frank on twitter: @frankjdistefano
Learn more: https://www.frankdistefano.com/
- published: 12 Dec 2019
- views: 6268
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How to take part in the ‘Buy Nothing’ movement
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Saving money and being sustainable are at the heart of the “Buy Nothing” movement where neighbors connect online to give and get items — all for free! Reporting...
Saving money and being sustainable are at the heart of the “Buy Nothing” movement where neighbors connect online to give and get items — all for free! Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen shares a look at its powerful impact on communities.
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Saving money and being sustainable are at the heart of the “Buy Nothing” movement where neighbors connect online to give and get items — all for free! Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen shares a look at its powerful impact on communities.
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- published: 21 Jun 2024
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What is Know Nothing? Explain Know Nothing, Define Know Nothing, Meaning of Know Nothing
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Title: What is Know Nothing? Explain Know Nothing, Define Know Nothing, Meaning of Know Nothing
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#KnowNothing #audioversity
~~~ Know Nothing ~~~
Title: What is Know Nothing? Explain Know Nothing, Define Know Nothing, Meaning of Know Nothing
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Description: The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name. The Know Nothings believed a "Romanist" conspiracy was afoot to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values. It is remembered for this theme because of fears by Protestants that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, Know Nothingism lasted only a year or two before disintegrating because of weak local leaders, few publicly declared national leaders and a deep split over the issue of slavery. In the South, the party did not emphasize anti-Catholicism, but was the main alternative to the dominant Democratic Party. The collapse of the Whig Party after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act left an opening for the emergence of a new major party in opposition to the Democrats. The Know Nothings elected congressman Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts and several other individuals in the 1854 elections and created a new party organization known as the American Party. Particularly in the South, the American Party served as a vehicle for politicians opposed to the Democratic Party. Many also hoped that it would seek a middle ground between the pro-slavery positions of many Democratic politicians and the anti-slavery positions of the emerging Republican Party. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in the 1856 presidential election, although he kept quiet about his membership. Fillmore received 21.5% of the popular vote in the 1856 presidential election, finishing behind the Democratic and Republican nominees. The party declined rapidly after the 1856 election. The 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision further aroused opposition to slavery in the North, where many Know Nothings joined the Republicans. Most of the remaining members of the party supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election.
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Description: The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name. The Know Nothings believed a "Romanist" conspiracy was afoot to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values. It is remembered for this theme because of fears by Protestants that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, Know Nothingism lasted only a year or two before disintegrating because of weak local leaders, few publicly declared national leaders and a deep split over the issue of slavery. In the South, the party did not emphasize anti-Catholicism, but was the main alternative to the dominant Democratic Party. The collapse of the Whig Party after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act left an opening for the emergence of a new major party in opposition to the Democrats. The Know Nothings elected congressman Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts and several other individuals in the 1854 elections and created a new party organization known as the American Party. Particularly in the South, the American Party served as a vehicle for politicians opposed to the Democratic Party. Many also hoped that it would seek a middle ground between the pro-slavery positions of many Democratic politicians and the anti-slavery positions of the emerging Republican Party. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in the 1856 presidential election, although he kept quiet about his membership. Fillmore received 21.5% of the popular vote in the 1856 presidential election, finishing behind the Democratic and Republican nominees. The party declined rapidly after the 1856 election. The 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision further aroused opposition to slavery in the North, where many Know Nothings joined the Republicans. Most of the remaining members of the party supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election.
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Know-Nothing | Wikipedia audio article
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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:03:41 1 History
00:05:23 1.1 Name
00:06:04 1.2 Underlying...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing
00:03:41 1 History
00:05:23 1.1 Name
00:06:04 1.2 Underlying issues
00:08:50 1.3 Rise
00:15:40 1.4 Leadership and legislation
00:22:32 1.5 Violence
00:23:51 1.6 South
00:28:15 1.7 Decline
00:32:35 2 Electoral history
00:32:46 2.1 Congressional elections
00:32:56 2.2 Presidential elections
00:33:06 3 Legacy
00:36:23 4 In popular culture
00:37:07 5 Notable Know Nothings
00:38:58 6 See also
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SUMMARY
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The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name.
The Know Nothings believed a "Romanist" conspiracy was afoot to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values. It is remembered for this theme because of fears by Protestants that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, Know Nothingism lasted only a year or two before disintegrating because of weak local leaders, few publicly declared national leaders and a deep split over the issue of slavery. In the South, the party did not emphasize anti-Catholicism, but was the main alternative to the dominant Democratic Party.
The collapse of the Whig Party after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act left an opening for the emergence of a new major party in opposition to the Democrats. The Know Nothings elected congressman Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts and several other individuals in the 1854 elections and created a new party organization known as the American Party. Particularly in the South, the American Party served as a vehicle for politicians opposed to the Democratic Party. Many also hoped that it would seek a middle ground between the pro-slavery positions of many Democratic politicians and the anti-slavery positions of the emerging Republican Party. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in the 1856 presidential election, although he kept quiet about his membership. Fillmore received 21.5% of the popular vote in the 1856 presidential election, finishing behind the Democratic and Republican nominees.
The party declined rapidly after the 1856 election. The 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision further aroused opposition to slavery in the North, where many Know Nothings joined the Republicans. Most of the remaining members of the party supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election.
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00:03:41 1 History
00:05:23 1.1 Name
00:06:04 1.2 Underlying issues
00:08:50 1.3 Rise
00:15:40 1.4 Leadership and legislation
00:22:32 1.5 Violence
00:23:51 1.6 South
00:28:15 1.7 Decline
00:32:35 2 Electoral history
00:32:46 2.1 Congressional elections
00:32:56 2.2 Presidential elections
00:33:06 3 Legacy
00:36:23 4 In popular culture
00:37:07 5 Notable Know Nothings
00:38:58 6 See also
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"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name.
The Know Nothings believed a "Romanist" conspiracy was afoot to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values. It is remembered for this theme because of fears by Protestants that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, Know Nothingism lasted only a year or two before disintegrating because of weak local leaders, few publicly declared national leaders and a deep split over the issue of slavery. In the South, the party did not emphasize anti-Catholicism, but was the main alternative to the dominant Democratic Party.
The collapse of the Whig Party after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act left an opening for the emergence of a new major party in opposition to the Democrats. The Know Nothings elected congressman Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts and several other individuals in the 1854 elections and created a new party organization known as the American Party. Particularly in the South, the American Party served as a vehicle for politicians opposed to the Democratic Party. Many also hoped that it would seek a middle ground between the pro-slavery positions of many Democratic politicians and the anti-slavery positions of the emerging Republican Party. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in the 1856 presidential election, although he kept quiet about his membership. Fillmore received 21.5% of the popular vote in the 1856 presidential election, finishing behind the Democratic and Republican nominees.
The party declined rapidly after the 1856 election. The 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision further aroused opposition to slavery in the North, where many Know Nothings joined the Republicans. Most of the remaining members of the party supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election.
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The Know-Nothing “Native American” Movement
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Since the days of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, American politics have been rife with conflict and division, and there has been a rotating cast of po...
Since the days of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, American politics have been rife with conflict and division, and there has been a rotating cast of political machines taking and losing power. During the volatile political era of the 1840s and 1850s, a nativist group called the “Know-Nothings” briefly held power on the national stage, maintaining staunch anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic stances. Because most of their members were American descendants of Anglo-Saxon colonists, the Know-Nothings also called themselves the “Native American Party,” but make no mistake: Indigenous peoples were not welcome in their ranks. This was a white man’s movement aimed at improving the livelihood and futures of “native-born” white Americans. Even though the Know-Nothing party officially ended in 1860, their violent and hateful members were absorbed into other political parties, namely the newly formed Republicans.
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Since the days of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, American politics have been rife with conflict and division, and there has been a rotating cast of political machines taking and losing power. During the volatile political era of the 1840s and 1850s, a nativist group called the “Know-Nothings” briefly held power on the national stage, maintaining staunch anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic stances. Because most of their members were American descendants of Anglo-Saxon colonists, the Know-Nothings also called themselves the “Native American Party,” but make no mistake: Indigenous peoples were not welcome in their ranks. This was a white man’s movement aimed at improving the livelihood and futures of “native-born” white Americans. Even though the Know-Nothing party officially ended in 1860, their violent and hateful members were absorbed into other political parties, namely the newly formed Republicans.
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The Untold Know Nothings
In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenoph...
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The Untold Know Nothings
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In the mid 19th century a new political party, the Know Nothings, set the stage for xenophobia and nationalism to take root in American politics.
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Know Nothing
The Know Nothing, formally known as the Native American Party before 1855 and the American...
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Know Nothing
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The Know Nothing, formally known as the Native American Party before 1855 and the American Party after 1855, was a nativist political party and movement in the United States, which operated nationwide in the mid-1850s, originally starting as a secret society. It was primarily an anti-Catholic, anti-immigration, populist and xenophobic movement, although it was also progressive "on issues of labor rights, opposition to slavery, and the need for more government spending" as well as for its "support for an expansion of the rights of women, regulation of industry, and support of measures designed to improve the status of working people". It was also a forerunner to the temperance movement in the United States and its nativist spirit is seen in both the American Protective Association and the Ku Klux Klan. The Know Nothing movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to simply reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, providing the group with its common name.
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America's Forgotten Political Party: The Know-Nothings
As railroads disrupted America's economic and social underpinnings, its political system b...
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America's Forgotten Political Party: The Know-Nothings
America's Forgotten Political Party: The Know-Nothings
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As railroads disrupted America's economic and social underpinnings, its political system became unhinged as well. This gave rise to two political parties that came out of the dismantling of the Whig Party. Where did the Whig Party go? It was divided into two groups: Know-Nothings and Republicans. Join me in this video to learn the history of one of America's forgotten political parties.
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MOOC | Know-Nothings in Power | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1861 | 1.5.8
Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political le...
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Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation.
A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861, is a course that begins by examining how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. After discussing the institution of slavery and its central role in the southern and national economies, it turns to an account of the political and social history of the 1850s. It traces how the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics, and how political leaders struggled, unsuccessfully, to resolve the growing crisis. We will examine the impact of key events such as Bleeding Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, and end with the dissolution of the Union in the winter of 1860-1861.
This course is part of the series, The Civil War and Reconstruction, which introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history. The Civil War transformed the nation by eliminating the threat of secession and destroying the institution of slavery. It raised questions that remain central to our understanding of ourselves as a people and a nation — the balance of power between local and national authority, the boundaries of citizenship, and the meanings of freedom and equality. The series will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. One theme throughout the series is what might be called the politics of history — how the world in which a historian lives affects his or her view of the past, and how historical interpretations reinforce or challenge the social order of the present.
Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, is one of the most prominent historians in the United States. Professor Foner is the author or editor of over twenty books concentrating on the intersections of intellectual, political and social history and the history of American race relations. His recent book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize. He is the author of Give Me Liberty!: An American History, a widely-used survey textbook of U. S. history published by W. W. Norton. Additionally, he is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching from Columbia University. He is one of only two persons ever to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, and Society of American Historians. As co-curator of two award-winning historical exhibitions, and through frequent appearances in newspapers and magazines and on radio and television discussion programs, he has also endeavored to bring historical knowledge to a broad public outside the university.
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The Know Nothing Party, Political Chaos, and the Rise of the Republicans! | Turmoil After the Whigs
How did the Whig Party’s collapse put the conspiratorial ant-immigrant anti-Catholic Know ...
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How did the Whig Party’s collapse put the conspiratorial ant-immigrant anti-Catholic Know Nothing movement in control of the American Congress? And how did it unleash years of political chaos and national violence that sent the country careening into a bloody civil war?
In this episode, we discuss what happened after the Whig Party imploded in the election of 1852. Specifically, how America’s political leaders made every mistake possible to turn a realignment into a true national disaster.
At first, America’s leaders didn’t appreciate the gravity of what happened in 1852. The Whigs naively believed it was merely a matter of time before the Democrats blundered and America had no choice but to put them back in power. The Democrats arrogantly believed the nation’s abandoning the Whigs was an endorsement of them. Both proved wrong, and tragically.
In the next Congress, the Democrats decided to go back on the long-settled Missouri Compromise to win over southern votes to clear the way for statehood for Kansas and Nebraska. By not only reopening what they just supposedly settled in the Compromise of 1850, but also breaching the very trust necessary to make any national compromises, the Democrats had now taken their turn to outrage America. The American people crushed their party in the 1854 midterm elections, an electoral rebuke almost as terrible as the Whigs suffered in 1852.
With the American people now disgusted by both major parties, in 1854 they sent to Congress instead representatives of a host of small new parties. The largest and most powerful of these new parties was the American Party, the political vehicle of an anti-Catholic anti-immigrant Know Nothing movement that believed in a papal conspiracy to undermine American democracy with mass Catholic immigration. These smaller parties entered into an alliance called “the Opposition,” electing a Know Nothing the new Speaker of the House.
It suddenly appeared the American Party was emerging as a new major party.
Over the next few years, the two-party system broken, America suffered political and national turmoil. Open violence and murder broke out among abolitionist and pro-slavery activists in Kansas. After taking offense to a speech, a Congressman nearly beat a Senator to death in the Senate chamber. A new alliance emerged among the small anti-slavery parties in Congress, creating a new national Republican Party hoping to push the Know Nothing off the nation’s stage to become a new major party themselves.
In 1860, America elected Abraham Lincoln the first Republican president. Before he could even take office, South Carolina succeeded from the Union. It was the start of a great civil war.
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How to take part in the ‘Buy Nothing’ movement
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What is Know Nothing? Explain Know Nothing, Define Know Nothing, Meaning of Know Nothing
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~~~ Know Nothing ~~~
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Description: The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name. The Know Nothings believed a "Romanist" conspiracy was afoot to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values. It is remembered for this theme because of fears by Protestants that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, Know Nothingism lasted only a year or two before disintegrating because of weak local leaders, few publicly declared national leaders and a deep split over the issue of slavery. In the South, the party did not emphasize anti-Catholicism, but was the main alternative to the dominant Democratic Party. The collapse of the Whig Party after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act left an opening for the emergence of a new major party in opposition to the Democrats. The Know Nothings elected congressman Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts and several other individuals in the 1854 elections and created a new party organization known as the American Party. Particularly in the South, the American Party served as a vehicle for politicians opposed to the Democratic Party. Many also hoped that it would seek a middle ground between the pro-slavery positions of many Democratic politicians and the anti-slavery positions of the emerging Republican Party. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in the 1856 presidential election, although he kept quiet about his membership. Fillmore received 21.5% of the popular vote in the 1856 presidential election, finishing behind the Democratic and Republican nominees. The party declined rapidly after the 1856 election. The 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision further aroused opposition to slavery in the North, where many Know Nothings joined the Republicans. Most of the remaining members of the party supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election.
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Wright Flyer Audio Blog: Trump Represents the new Know Nothing Movement
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00:03:41 1 History
00:05:23 1.1 Name
00:06:04 1.2 Underlying issues
00:08:50 1.3 Rise
00:15:40 1.4 Leadership and legislation
00:22:32 1.5 Violence
00:23:51 1.6 South
00:28:15 1.7 Decline
00:32:35 2 Electoral history
00:32:46 2.1 Congressional elections
00:32:56 2.2 Presidential elections
00:33:06 3 Legacy
00:36:23 4 In popular culture
00:37:07 5 Notable Know Nothings
00:38:58 6 See also
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The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders, thus providing the group with its common name.
The Know Nothings believed a "Romanist" conspiracy was afoot to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values. It is remembered for this theme because of fears by Protestants that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, Know Nothingism lasted only a year or two before disintegrating because of weak local leaders, few publicly declared national leaders and a deep split over the issue of slavery. In the South, the party did not emphasize anti-Catholicism, but was the main alternative to the dominant Democratic Party.
The collapse of the Whig Party after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act left an opening for the emergence of a new major party in opposition to the Democrats. The Know Nothings elected congressman Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts and several other individuals in the 1854 elections and created a new party organization known as the American Party. Particularly in the South, the American Party served as a vehicle for politicians opposed to the Democratic Party. Many also hoped that it would seek a middle ground between the pro-slavery positions of many Democratic politicians and the anti-slavery positions of the emerging Republican Party. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in the 1856 presidential election, although he kept quiet about his membership. Fillmore received 21.5% of the popular vote in the 1856 presidential election, finishing behind the Democratic and Republican nominees.
The party declined rapidly after the 1856 election. The 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision further aroused opposition to slavery in the North, where many Know Nothings joined the Republicans. Most of the remaining members of the party supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election.
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The Know-Nothing “Native American” Movement
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The Know-Nothing “Native American” Movement
The Know-Nothing “Native American” Movement
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Since the days of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, American politics have been rife with conflict and division, and there has been a rotating cast of political machines taking and losing power. During the volatile political era of the 1840s and 1850s, a nativist group called the “Know-Nothings” briefly held power on the national stage, maintaining staunch anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic stances. Because most of their members were American descendants of Anglo-Saxon colonists, the Know-Nothings also called themselves the “Native American Party,” but make no mistake: Indigenous peoples were not welcome in their ranks. This was a white man’s movement aimed at improving the livelihood and futures of “native-born” white Americans. Even though the Know-Nothing party officially ended in 1860, their violent and hateful members were absorbed into other political parties, namely the newly formed Republicans.
Know Nothing
The Native American Party, renamed in 1855 as the American Party, and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American political party that operated on a national basis during the mid-1850s.
The movement arose in response to an influx of migrants, and promised to "purify" American politics by limiting or ending the influence of Irish Catholics and other immigrants, thus reflecting nativist and anti-Catholic sentiment. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, whom they saw as hostile to republican values, and as being controlled by the Pope in Rome. Mainly active from 1854 to 1856, the movement strove to curb immigration and naturalization, but met with little success. Membership was limited to Protestant men. There were few prominent leaders, and the largely middle-class membership was fragmented over the issue of slavery.
The most prominent leaders were U.S. Representative Nathaniel P. Banks, and former U.S. Representative Lewis C. Levin. The American Party nominated former President Millard Fillmore in 1856; however, he was never a member, nor a nativist.
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Know Nothing
by: TravisEverything that you know is as wrong as the next
So you hold on to something and hope for the best
And you know that it's right 'til you find that it's left
And I'm doing the same and I have to confess
That I know nothing, I never knew that
There'd be nothing and no one to show you the way
I know nothing, when all I do is
Make it through to the end of the day
All my senses are pushing the whole other way
I can't see where to look now what's that, that you say?
It's a beautiful world, it's a beautiful day
And I wish I could say if I was feeling the same
When I know nothing, I never knew that
There'd be nothing and no one to show me the way
I know nothing
I need an Obi-wan to tell me if I've gone astray
And I wish it was clearer to see
If you are what you're made out to be
But there's no guarantee if you're you and I'm me
And there never will be, 'til I can see what you see
When I know nothing, I never knew that there'd be
Nothing and no one to show you the way
I know nothing, when all I do is
Make it through to the end of the day
I, when I know nothing, I never knew that there'd be
Nothing and no one to show me the way
I know nothing, when all I do is
Make it through to the end of the day
When I know nothing I never knew that there'd be
Know nothing, I never knew that there'd be
Know nothing, I never knew that there'd be
Know nothing, I never knew that there'd be