It was useful because it gave the people a sense for national interest and unity under a single culture, goal, belief, or whatever you may call it. The country was not unified until them and now they could all work together to keep the nation growing.
Something along the widely accepted lines of “the British are coming!”
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Answer: The answer is C. California, you can also search the part of your question where is says "which state had the most immigrants in 1996?" the answer is online as well.