The "Know Nothings" were a nativist political party movement

The "Know Nothings" were a nativist political party movement in the United States in the mid-1850s who used also used "Native American Party" to describe themselves. Two other major parties dominated the political landscape: the Democratic Party, led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whig Party, assembled by Henry Clay from the National Republicans. Describe the origins of these parties and their impact on American Society during the period of the Antebellum.