The Catholic school system was created as a way to resist the public schools' heavy-handed efforts to "Americanize" the Irish.

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The Catholic school system in the United States was significantly expanded in the 19th century as a response to the public school system's efforts to "Americanize" immigrant children, which often included the Irish. This was seen as a way to maintain Catholic values and identity in the face of a predominantly Protestant public school curriculum that sought to assimilate immigrants into a certain mold of American culture.

The Catholic School System Was Created as a Way to Resist