Know-Nothing Party: A political party active in the 1850s that was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant. It was one of the earliest expressions of nativism in American politics.
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882): This law suspended Chinese immigration to America for ten years and marked one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, reflecting strong nativist sentiments.
Immigration Act of 1924: As mentioned earlier, this act limited immigration into the U.S., reflecting nativist attitudes prevalent during this time period.