MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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“a defense of native-born people and a hostility to the foreign-born, usually combined with a desire to stop or slow immigration.”
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“a defense of American Indians based in Christian morals.”
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“the slow assimilation of immigrants to the American way of life.”
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“the support of American industry over those of foreign make.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -: a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. : the revival or perpetuation of an indigenous culture especially in opposition to acculturation. nativist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of these statements best describes nativism? Nativists saw immigrants as a cultural threat.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nativism is the political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, including by supporting immigration-restriction measures.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1830s, nativism emerged as a political movement when immigration to the United States increased. This belief held patriotism as the highest ideal and viewed people of certain religions and nationalities as unable to become true Americans.