<P> The Native American Party , renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement , was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s . It was primarily anti-Catholic , xenophobic , and hostile to immigration , starting originally as a secret society . The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party . Adherents to the movement were to reply `` I know nothing '' when asked about its specifics by outsiders , thus providing the group with its common name . </P>
<P> The Native American Party , renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement , was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s . It was primarily anti-Catholic , xenophobic , and hostile to immigration , starting originally as a secret society . The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party . Adherents to the movement were to reply `` I know nothing '' when asked about its specifics by outsiders , thus providing the group with its common name . </P>
around what main principle did the know-nothing party organize
around what main principle did the know-nothing party organize
American nativist
American nativist