Birth of the Know-Nothing Party Block 3 Elizabeth Samuel, Erica Soto, Katriel Marquez Key terms- Nativism, The Know-Nothing Party/The American Party, Election of 1856, Millard Fillmore, Anti-Immigration Summary- Strong Anti- Immigration views Mostly against Germans and the Irish. Against the Roman Catholic, Know Nothings were mostly Protestant. Ran for Election of 1856 with Millard Fillmore. Division Between North and South- Split in party over slavery issue Only ran for 1 election Only concerned about immigration, not slavery