Compared with “new” immigrants in the 1800s who tended to be Catholic or Jewish, most “old” immigrants were primarily

Most “old” immigrants who came to the United States before the major immigration waves of the late 1800s were from northern and western Europe, where Protestantism was widespread. In contrast, many “new” immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were Catholic or Jewish. Therefore, the old immigrants were primarily Protestant.

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