American Party
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The American Party, commonly known as the Know-Nothing Party, was a mid-19th-century U.S. political party that rose to prominence on an anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic platform.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Party canonical | 6 |
| Native American Party | 1 |
| Southern Rights Party | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T298843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: American Party Context triple: [Nativism in the United States, associatedWithMovement, American Party]
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Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party of New York is a minor political party in New York State known for its centrist, populist positioning and occasional high-profile cross-endorsements of major-party candidates.
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Union
The Union was the federal government and Northern states of the United States that opposed the seceding Confederate states during the American Civil War.
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Fourth Party
The Fourth Party was a small but influential faction of late 19th-century British Conservative MPs, led by Lord Randolph Churchill, known for its aggressive opposition tactics and role in reshaping Tory politics.
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E.
Free Soil Party
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived mid-19th-century American political party that opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories and helped lay the groundwork for the later Republican Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American Party Target entity description: The American Party, commonly known as the Know-Nothing Party, was a mid-19th-century U.S. political party that rose to prominence on an anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic platform.
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Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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B.
Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party of New York is a minor political party in New York State known for its centrist, populist positioning and occasional high-profile cross-endorsements of major-party candidates.
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C.
Union
The Union was the federal government and Northern states of the United States that opposed the seceding Confederate states during the American Civil War.
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D.
Fourth Party
The Fourth Party was a small but influential faction of late 19th-century British Conservative MPs, led by Lord Randolph Churchill, known for its aggressive opposition tactics and role in reshaping Tory politics.
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Free Soil Party
The Free Soil Party was a short-lived mid-19th-century American political party that opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories and helped lay the groundwork for the later Republican Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
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nativist political party ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Know-Nothing movement
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surface form:
Know-Nothing Party
American Party ⓘ
surface form:
Native American Party
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| corePolicy |
exclusion of foreign-born from public office
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longer naturalization periods ⓘ restrictions on Catholic political influence ⓘ restrictions on immigration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineCause |
internal divisions over slavery
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rise of the Republican Party ⓘ sectional conflict over slavery ⓘ |
| dissolvedInDecade | 1860s ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYearApprox | 1860 ⓘ |
| foundedInDecade | 1850s ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 1854 ⓘ |
| heldOfficeType |
governorships in several states
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seats in state legislatures ⓘ seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrated tensions over immigration and religion in U.S. politics
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major expression of 19th-century American nativism ⓘ |
| ideology |
Protestant political movement
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anti-Catholicism ⓘ anti-immigration ⓘ nativism ⓘ |
| influencedByEvent |
large-scale German immigration during the 1840s and 1850s
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large-scale Irish immigration during the 1840s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mainOppositionTo |
immigration of German Catholics
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immigration of Irish Catholics ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | nickname derived from members saying "I know nothing" ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | Millard Fillmore ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Andrew Jackson Donelson ⓘ |
| notableElection |
1856 United States presidential election
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surface form:
United States presidential election of 1856
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| opposedReligion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| originatedFrom |
Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
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surface form:
Order of the Star Spangled Banner
secret nativist societies ⓘ |
| peakInfluenceYearApprox |
1854
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1855 ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| receivedElectoralVotesIn | 1856 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| secretSocietyPractice | members instructed to say "I know nothing" when questioned ⓘ |
| strongestSupportRegion |
Mid-Atlantic states
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surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
Northeastern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast United States
some Southern states ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party in many Northern states
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| supportedReligion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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Subject: American Party Description of subject: The American Party, commonly known as the Know-Nothing Party, was a mid-19th-century U.S. political party that rose to prominence on an anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic platform.
Referenced by (8)
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