Question

Which best describes the Know-Nothing Party of the mid-1800s? They believed that only immigrants who followed the Catholic religion should be allowed to vote. They believed native-born Americans were superior to immigrants and should be protected from immigration. They supported immigration from England and Ireland, but not from Germany or the Netherlands. They encouraged the arrival of poor immigrants from Europe, who would take the low-skilled jobs that Americans did not want.

Answer 1

B. They believed native-born Americans were superior to immigrants and should be protected from immigration.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

They believed native-born Americans were superior to immigrants and should be protected from immigration.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Know-Nothing Party was made up of anti-Catholics and anti-immigrants who felt they were superior and did not want Catholics or any immigrant to rise to any political position.

They also tried to deny them jobs in the private sector by claiming that they needed true Americans to do those jobs.

They believed they were superior to immigrants and they also wanted to. Reduce the influence of foreigners in America.