What did nativists believe?

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Caroline C.
Dec 8, 2017

Beliefs: 1) Anti-Catholic, 2)Anti-immigrant (anti-minority group)

Explanation:

Nativism was a sentiment that was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant in nature. It supported the people who were born in America rather than immigrants, and antagonized Native Americans, Chinese, and Irish especially. These were typically "native-born" Americans who wanted to restrict the flow of immigrants coming into America and their influence on the culture. They were against Catholicism due to the Second Great Awakening in America, which promoted Protestant denominations of Christianity such as the Methodists.

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