Statements (172)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_party
|
| gptkbp:advocated_for |
public education
naturalization laws Americanization |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:American_Party
|
| gptkbp:candidate_in_1856 |
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:declared_candidates |
for president
|
| gptkbp:decline |
gptkb:the_Civil_War
internal divisions 1860 presidential election due to internal divisions |
| gptkbp:declined_in |
gptkb:Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1860
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1860s
|
| gptkbp:election |
won several seats in Congress
|
| gptkbp:election_result |
1854 midterm elections
|
| gptkbp:famous_rival |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:founded |
1850
|
| gptkbp:founded_by |
nativist groups
|
| gptkbp:goals |
restrict immigration
promote Protestant values to limit immigration limit foreign influence preserve American culture support American workers |
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
American politics
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:New_York_City |
| gptkbp:held_conventions |
to organize efforts
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
pre-Civil War America
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
shaped immigration policy debates
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influenced later nativist movements
first major nativist party in U. S. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Know Nothing Party
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future nativist movements
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Anti-Masonic_movement
gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Whig_Party gptkb:Second_Great_Awakening Temperance movement social tensions |
| gptkbp:initially_named |
gptkb:American_Party
|
| gptkbp:is_active_in |
gptkb:United_States
1850s various states |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
intolerance
racism xenophobia |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:Catholic_Church gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:Republican_Party gptkb:immigration immigrant communities slavery expansion foreign influence foreign influence in politics |
| gptkbp:is_prominent_in |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:is_sought_after_by |
restrict voting rights
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Lutheranism
|
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
Irish immigrants
German immigrants |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Lewis_Charles_Levin
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward gptkb:Franklin_Pierce |
| gptkbp:key_issues |
anti-Catholicism
anti-immigrant sentiment |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on later nativist movements
nativist sentiment in politics |
| gptkbp:legislation |
on immigration policy
|
| gptkbp:membership |
secretive
predominantly Protestant mostly Protestant |
| gptkbp:membership_demographic |
middle class
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Know_Nothings
gptkb:American_Party |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:1855_national_convention_in_New_York_City
gptkb:1856_Know_Nothing_convention_in_Philadelphia gptkb:1856_national_convention_in_Philadelphia gptkb:New_York_City_riots_of_1857 gptkb:Baltimore_riots_of_1856 gptkb:Philadelphia_riots_of_1844 gptkb:Baltimore_Convention_1854 gptkb:National_Convention_1855 gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention_1855 Massachusetts elections 1854 New York City elections 1855 1856 election of Know Nothing justices of the peace 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act opposition 1854 election of Know Nothing governors 1854 formation of local chapters 1855 Massachusetts elections 1855 election of Know Nothing congressmen 1856 Know Nothing platform adoption 1856 election of Know Nothing assessors 1856 election of Know Nothing city council members 1856 election of Know Nothing constables 1856 election of Know Nothing coroner 1856 election of Know Nothing county clerks 1856 election of Know Nothing district attorneys 1856 election of Know Nothing judges 1856 election of Know Nothing mayors 1856 election of Know Nothing school board members 1856 election of Know Nothing sheriffs 1856 election of Know Nothing state legislators 1856 election of Know Nothing state senators 1856 election of Know Nothing treasurers 1855 election of Know Nothing mayor in San Francisco |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward gptkb:Charles_B._Penrose gptkb:Samuel_F._B._Morse gptkb:John_A._Andrew gptkb:John_C._Frémont gptkb:James_M._Ashley gptkb:Henry_Winter_Davis gptkb:George_W._Bickley |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
|
| gptkbp:notable_nominees |
1856 presidential election
|
| gptkbp:notable_publication |
gptkb:The_American_Party_Journal
The Native American |
| gptkbp:originated_in |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:platform |
restrict immigration
against foreign-born citizens |
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
nativism
to spread its message |
| gptkbp:political_party |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:political_position |
gptkb:election
right-wing anti-immigrant anti-Catholic |
| gptkbp:promoted |
American nationalism
|
| gptkbp:rival |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:slogan |
I know nothing
|
| gptkbp:strategy |
grassroots organizing
|
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
other nativist organizations
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
American flag
the American flag |
| gptkbp:used_secrecy |
to recruit members
|
| gptkbp:used_secretive_rituals |
yes
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
immigration waves
social changes in America |
| gptkbp:was_characterized_by |
gptkb:local_chapters
community outreach community organizing grassroots mobilization political platforms public speeches political pamphlets political rallies local activism national conventions state conventions party loyalty voter mobilization efforts membership drives political opportunism populist sentiments nationalist fervor anti-immigrant rhetoric |
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
gptkb:local_governance
political scandals |
| gptkbp:was_known_for |
secretive meetings
rituals and oaths |
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the Second Party System
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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