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Question 1

What was the American party also known as?

Answer 1

The know nothings

Question 2

What did the Republican party stand for?

Answer 2

They were opposed to slavery (the majority wanted to contain it, others wanted to abolish it)
Free labour (free movement of workers - both white and black)
Anti southern
Anti democrat
Nativist (it still attracted support from those in the North who were anti Catholic / immigrant)
However their free labour views attracted immigrants