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Between 1820 and 1850, some Americans discriminated against Irish immigrants because the Irish
were mostly Catholic.
did not speak English.
were well educated.
wanted to become farmers.

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were mostly Catholic.

Many native-born Americans were Protestant and feared Catholic influence and loyalty to the pope; this religious nativism (expressed in movements like the Know-Nothings) drove much of the discrimination.