The massive nineteenth-century influx of Irish immigrants into the United States was accompanied by:
A. The passage of restrictive immigration laws
B. Legislation lengthening residency requirements for citizenship
C. The growth of anti-Catholic sentiment
D. A nationwide typhoid fever epidemic
Answer: C
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