Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Why the Know-Nothing

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason why the Know-Nothing party declined rapidly?

• A) The party's split into northern and southern.
• B) The party's acceptance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
• C) The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings.
• D) The party proved vulnerable to the challenge posed by the emerging Republican party.
• E) The party's difficulty reconciling its antislavery attitudes with its anti-Catholic impulses.

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