Why were the Know-Nothings unable to curb the political influence of Irish immigrants?
A) The pope interceded on behalf of Catholics in America.
B) Southern slaveholders protected the rights of immigrants.
C) The Irish used their strong economic clout to gain political influence.
D) After arriving in the United States,most of the Irish converted to Protestant faiths.
E) Voting rights were being determined by race.
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