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Morse defended the institution of [[slavery]], and was a leader in the anti-Catholic and anti-immigration movement. He thought that the Austrian government and Catholic aid organizations were subsidizing Catholic immigration to the United States in order to gain control of the country.
 
Morse defended the institution of [[slavery]], and was a leader in the anti-Catholic and anti-immigration movement. He thought that the Austrian government and Catholic aid organizations were subsidizing Catholic immigration to the United States in order to gain control of the country.
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==Contributions to Communication==
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Morse made it possible to send messages across the world in a matter of seconds instead of the weeks it had taken before. He revolutionized communications and made the Pony Express obsolete. His invention was the first communications system to use electricity, a resource which is still used by all of our communications systems today.
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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