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Know Nothings| US political party that flourished in the early 1850s. It was so called because ‘I know nothing’ was the initial response of its members when asked what they stood for. Its policies were conservative, opposed to immigration and Catholics. It became known as the American Party 1854 and Millard Fillmore was its presidential candidate in the election of 1856. |
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