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What was Samuel F.B. Morse's concern about Catholic immigrants in the United States?
What was Samuel F.B. Morse's concern about Catholic immigrants in the United States?
What was the primary concern of Lyman Beecher regarding European immigrants?
What was the primary concern of Lyman Beecher regarding European immigrants?
What was the title of Samuel F.B. Morse's publication in 1835?
What was the title of Samuel F.B. Morse's publication in 1835?
Who was the author of the publication 'A Plea for the West'?
Who was the author of the publication 'A Plea for the West'?
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What was the common concern of both Morse and Beecher regarding European immigrants?
What was the common concern of both Morse and Beecher regarding European immigrants?
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What was the perceived intention of European tyrants, according to Morse and Beecher?
What was the perceived intention of European tyrants, according to Morse and Beecher?
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Study Notes
Anti-Catholic Sentiment in 19th-Century America
- Samuel F.B. Morse warned in 1834 that European tyrants were conspiring to spread Catholicism in the US by sending Catholic immigrants.
- According to Morse, if Catholic dominance were achieved in America, it would lead to "the certain destruction of our free institutions."
- Protestant minister Lyman Beecher also expressed similar concerns around the same time, questioning the intentions of European potentates.
- Beecher argued that the influx of poor, uneducated European immigrants was leading to increased tumults, violence, and crime in the US.
- He also claimed that these immigrants were filling American prisons, crowding poorhouses, and quadrupling taxation.
- Beecher further alleged that these immigrants were participating in American elections, potentially threatening the country's democratic institutions.
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Explore the anti-Catholic sentiments and conspiracy theories of the 19th century, as expressed by Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor and painter. Learn about his warnings against Catholic immigration and its perceived threat to American institutions.
