Memorial Against Non-English Immigration (1727)

Memorial Against Non-English Immigration (1727)
They retire commonly back into the woods amongst or behind the remoter Inhabitants, sometimes purchase land, but often sit down on any piece they find vacant that they Judge convenient for them without asking questions, menacing those afterwards who offer to disturb them in their possessions.
Few of them apply now to be naturalized, nor do those who have been longer in the place commonly prove the wills of their deceased in the public offices, but as they appear to affect neither the English nor their laws or rules, they generally even in these points adhere to their own customs. The part of the country they principally settle in is that towards the French of Canada, whose interest, it may be apprehended, divers of the late comers (since several of them speak their language) would as willingly favour as the English, and it is not doubted, but at this time there are as many of these people in Pennsylvania, as on any quarrel with his Majesties natural subjects, could on a sudden rising with the arms they now have subdue that whole Province. It is hoped therefore that nothing need be added to shew the present necessity of putting a stop to that augmentation of their strength which if not prevented, may even in one year more be depended upon.
-How did opposition to immigrants in the colonial period differ from nativism in the antebellum period?

A) Immigrants in the antebellum period were discriminated against because of their religion.
B) Antebellum Americans admired the work ethic of immigrants more than did colonists.
C) Antebellum immigrants did not compete for land in the way that colonial immigrants did.
D) Antebellum immigrants tended to be primarily from England, while immigrants during the colonial period were not.