Anti-immigrant,anti-Catholic,anti-alcohol sentiments helped foster in 1854 the rise of a nativist third political party,called the Whig Party,but better known as the "Know-Nothing Party."

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The rise of the nativist third political party, the "Know-Nothing Party," was not a result of the Whig Party, but rather it was a separate party that emerged in the 1850s, with its main platform being anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic sentiment.

Anti-Immigrant,anti-Catholic,anti-Alcohol Sentiments Helped Foster in 1854 the Rise of a Nativist