Why Were the Know-Nothings Unable to Curb the Political Influence

question 85

Multiple Choice

Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?

• A) The pope interceded on behalf of Catholics in America.
• B) Southern slaveholders protected the rights of immigrants.
• C) Voting rights were being determined by race.
• D) After arriving in the United States, most of the Irish converted to Protestant faiths.

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