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AP U.S. History 2.2 Period 5: 1848-1877. At the same time as minstrel shows were gaining popularity in the 1830s to 1850s, Catholic immigrants to the United States were...what?
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by religious intolerance,
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or intestinal discomfort following a church picnic.
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Yeah. You'll get where we're going with that in a minute.
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Okay. At the same time as minstrel shows
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were gaining popularity in the 1830s to 1850s,
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Catholic immigrants to the United States were... what?
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And here are your potential answers.
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[ explosion ]
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[ mumbles ]
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All right.
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Well, the popularity of minstrel shows came at the
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same time as an increase in nativism,
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which is the idea that non-natives
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threaten the stability and integrity of a country.
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In other words - if you look different from me, you must be my enemy.
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Well, let's see which of these answers best describes
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how that idea could've impacted Catholic immigrants.
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In the 1830s to 1850s,
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were Catholic immigrants to the U.S. A -
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welcomed for their expertise in high-skilled jobs?
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Well, actually, most of the immigrants were often low-skilled individuals
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escaping oppression in Germany, Ireland, Britain, and Scandinavia.
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Which means they also weren't entirely from Latin America.
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So that eliminates A and D.
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Could Catholic immigrants have B -
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united with Protestants against non-white immigrants?
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Well even though these groups were both part of the Christian church,
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the most intense anti-Catholic sentiment
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came from the Protestants in the United States.
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So much for love and charity.
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That means that Catholic immigrants were C -
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accused of being slaves to the Pope and were discriminated against.
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Even though America was originally
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founded by individuals escaping religious persecution,
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Catholic immigrants suffered severe discrimination
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and violence when they arrived in this country.
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So the answer is C. In fact,
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native-born Americans went so far
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as to accuse Catholic immigrants of being
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loyal first and foremost to the Pope.
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Talk about being a slave to your beliefs.
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