APFIVE The Know-Nothing Party and Antebellum Tensions
How did the rise of the Know-Nothing Party in the 1850s reflect the intersection of nativism with sectional tensions that characterized the antebellum period?
A
It united North and South against a common immigrant threat
B
It primarily targeted Chinese immigrants in Western states
C
It advocated for Catholic representation in government
D
It diverted Northern attention from antislavery to anti-Catholicism
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