Question: what was the major platform of the know-nothing party
Answer: Know Nothing Other name Native American Party American Party First Leader Lewis Charles Levin Founded 1844 ( 1844 ) Dissolved 1860 ( 1860 ) Preceded by Whig Party Succeeded by Constitutional Union Party Headquarters New York City Secret wing Order of the Star Spangled Banner Ideology American nationalism Anti-Catholicism Populism Nativism Republicanism Religion Protestantism Colors Red White Blue ( United States national colors ) Politics of United States Political parties Elections