"Americans must rule America... none but native-born citizens of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization, should be elected to civil or military offices." — Know-Nothing platform, 1854
The pattern shown helps explain the rise of which 1850s political movement?
- Acheck_circle
The nativist Know-Nothing (American) Party, which targeted Catholic immigrants
- B
The Free-Soil Party, which opposed slavery in the territories
- C
The Whig Party's commitment to internal improvements
- D
The Liberty Party's antislavery activism
Explanation
The surge of Irish and German Catholic immigrants alarmed nativists, who organized the American Party (Know-Nothings) to restrict immigrant political power.