Which best describes nativism in the united states in the 1800s? a policy favoring native-born americans over immigrants an interest in learning about the native cultures of immigrants a regional policy of maintaining traditional economic systems a practice in most factories of hiring only native-born americans

This best describes nativism in the United States in the 1800s: a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants.

The word nativism is a political position that upholds to preserve the status of established inhabitants of US compared to immigrants/new comers. If exaggeratedly looked at, it is actually a way of opposing immigration because of the fear that it may distort or spoil the existing values and cultures of the United States.