Members of the American Party feared Catholic immigrants of the 1840s and 1850s would

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Members of the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, feared that Catholic immigrants would have their highest loyalty to the pope and the Catholic Church, rather than to the United States and its government. They believed that Catholicism was incompatible with American democracy and feared that Catholics would undermine Protestant values and traditions.

Members of the American Party Feared Catholic Immigrants of the 1840s