<span>They feared new immigrants would take away their jobs, or drive down the wages by accepting lower pay. They thought they were not assimilating or fitting in with American society. Blamed immigrants for increasing crime, unemployment, called for legal restrictions to stop people from coming to the US</span>
During the first 50 years of the nation, diplomats were guided by the idea that the United States should observe political isolation from European powers during peacetime and maintain strict neutrality during periods of war. Years before, Benjamin Franklin had summed up this point when he wrote: “A virgin state should preserve its virgin character and not go suitoring for alliances, but wait with decent dignity for the application of others.”
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<span>The movement known as enlightenment focused mainly on the purpose of reforming the society, challenging those baseless ideas that were based on tradition and faith and to try and spread knowledge through scientific methods and explanations. This movement not only promoted scientific thought among people but also skepticism and intellectual interaction. The enlightenment was actually intended towards bringing a revolution in the way people thought during that time. This movement was in favour of scientific explanation of every thing that people followed or did blindly. It tried to hit the basic thought process of people and change them for good.</span>