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The nativist movement in America : religious conflict in the nineteenth century / / Katie Oxx



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Autore: Oxx Katie Visualizza persona
Titolo: The nativist movement in America : religious conflict in the nineteenth century / / Katie Oxx Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina: 277.3/081
Soggetto topico: Nativism
Anti-Catholicism - United States
Religious pluralism - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Church history 19th century
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Creating a Christian America -- Burning of the Charlestown Ursuline Convent, 1836 -- Philadelphia Bible riots, 1844 -- Destruction of the Pope's stone, 1854.
Sommario/riassunto: By the mid nineteenth century, anti-Catholicism had become a central conflict in America. Fueling the dissent were Protestant groups dedicated to maintaining what they understood to be the Christian vision and spirit of the ""founding fathers."" Afraid of the religious and moral impact of Catholics, they advocated for stricter laws in order to maintain the Protestant predominance of America. Of particular concern to some of these native-born citizens, or ""nativists,"" were Roman Catholic immigrants whose increasing presence and perceived allegiance to the pope alarmed them.The Na
Titolo autorizzato: The nativist movement in America  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-17602-0
0-203-08185-4
1-299-46908-6
1-136-17603-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814065503321
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Serie: Critical moments in American history.