Nativists

Nativists

A) blamed immigrants for civil unrest following the Civil War.
B) accused immigrants of undercutting native-born unskilled laborers.
C) believed that Protestantism threatened American institutions and American freedom.
D) stereotyped the Irish as childlike, lazy, heavy drinkers who were unsuited for republican freedom.
E) believed in the importance of preserving the lands of indigenous peoples in North America.