Multiple choice

Which of the following was a direct effect of the trend in immigration after 1845?

  1. An increase in sectional tensions

  2. A major economic downturn

  3. An upsurge in nativist sentiment

  4. The collapse of the second party system
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The massive influx of Irish and German immigrants in the mid-19th century fueled the rise of the Know-Nothing Party and other nativist movements that feared the cultural and religious impact of these groups.

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