Discrimination In North America During The 18th Century

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In the 18th century, North America was predominately Christian protestant. This was the result of the British colonization. The industrialization of the northern states began with the introduction of the railroad and steel manufacturing. Labor was recruited from heavily Roman Catholic areas. Immigrants brought their religion and cultures which were in contrast to the standard British oriented religion and culture. During this time, there was a lot of discrimination in America against Catholic immigrants. Universities and hospitals would not admit catholic immigrants. Neighborhoods were also strictly segregated, so there were Italian, German, Portuguese, Irish ghettos in addition to black areas. Each group had their turf and it was forbidden