The primary objective of the founders of the Know-Nothing party was the

a. abolition of slavery
b. establishment of free public schools
c. improvement of factory working conditions
d. prohibition of communitarian experiments
e. restriction of the rights of immigrants


Answer: e. restriction of the rights of immigrants

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A) Italian B) German C) Japanese D) Mexican

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a. Efforts for equality between men and women in the workplace b. Later marriages and an increase in the number of extended families c. Belief that children are valuable only for their capacity to work and earn money for the family d. Regulation of waste products and public spaces e. Abolition of any property requirement for voting and political participation

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a. Germany was halted just east of Paris. b. Germany won a crucial victory. c. France drove the Germans back across the border. d. U.S. troops distinguished themselves with their bravery. e. poison gas proved the decisive weapon.

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