WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
RISE OF NATIVISM
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Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.
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White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.
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Immigrants stole jobs from native born Americans.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roughly speaking, Nativists hold that important elements of our understanding of the world are innate, that they are part of our initial condition, and thus do not have to be learned from experience.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nativists believed that immigrants took jobs from the established population, brought social evils, and were unable or unwilling to assimilate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Summary. Nativism describes an ideology that favors the rights and privileges of the “native born” population over and against those of “foreign” status, however these categories might be defined and ascribed.
Detailed explanation-4: -: a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. : the revival or perpetuation of an indigenous culture especially in opposition to acculturation.