... to ship them back to Ireland and drop them off of the shore. In a way, these feelings of resentment towards the Irish ran true also in America. America was settled as a Protestant country by the English themselves primarily. They also did not like the influx of poor, catholic Irish into its major industrial centers like New York and Boston. Often times one would see signs ... in the store windows "Irish need not apply". This type of discrimination was prevalent in the late 19th century, however the Irish made an incredible leap and by early 1900's, only 15% of the Irish in America were ...

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... before the war of 1812, social and economic differences between the North and the South led to sectionalism. The South was an agrarian society while the North developed an industrial society. The surge in national pride developed for many reasons. Military pride resulted from the defeat of the British at the Battle of New Orleans, and Monroe's policies toward other countries as ... any attempt to influence the Western Hemisphere. Monroe also stated that the U.S. would stay out of European affairs. These events evidenced a new aspect for America as an emerging nation. Politics also had a...

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