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Which of the Following Statements Describes the American Party,or Know-Nothings,that

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Which of the following statements describes the American Party,or Know-Nothings,that emerged in the North in the 1850s?


A) The American Party originated in anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic societies of the 1840s.
B) Its nickname referred to opponents' jibes that it "knew nothing" about solving the political crises of the 1850s.
C) Despite gaining much attention,the Know-Nothings failed to win control of any state government or any seats in Congress.
D) Only southern voters who were equally fearful of both immigrants and the "slave power" joined the party in large numbers.

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