American Protestants were afraid of the increased catholic immigration since <u>they felt threatened by the idea of America becoming a Catholic country. </u>
- On the one hand, Catholics believed a different Christianity than Protestants. Protestants, as opposed to the Catholic church, thought the following:
- Less hierarchy in church structure.
- The Bible and, not the sacraments, as source of revelation from God
- Jesus as the only necessary intercessor with God.
- There was an prejudice from anti-catholics that has to do with social class or status of the inmigrants. <u>Protestants from upper classes</u>, believed that the inmigrants were poor, therefore, they associated them with crime, danger and laziness.
- The fear from the American protestants created by the massive flow of catholic inmigrants, was so big that even a popular national organization, the <u>American Protective Association</u>, was founded to promote anti-Catholicism.
the American colonists were angered by the presence of British soldiers who had found deployment in America. This led to the Boston Massacre, which tightened the tension between the colonists and Britain even more
Answer:
c. southerners could require compensation from the federal government for runaway slaves that were not found.
Explanation:
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was an extension of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 according to which severe punishment is given to those who aid a runaway slave and ensured to capture and return the slave to its original owner. It was one of the most controversial acts of the nineteenth century as it came as a part of the Compromise of 1850 and it polarized more people on the issue of slavery. Where federal laws imposed under the pressure of Southern States, North became more reluctant to it.
