What was a prominent cultural trait of Italian immigrants? A. Political and economic gain was the paramount goal of Italian culture.

B. talian history and culture promoted a strong bond with strangers and the upper class members of society.

C. The family was the purpose of existence and thc heart of the social/cultural system.

D. Italian Catholics did not believe in the use saints as intermediaries to God.​

C. The family was the purpose of existence and thc heart of the social/cultural system.

Explanation:

Italian immigrants were very family-oriented to the point of making family the heart of their subculture. The reason is that Italians themselves are very family oriented in Italy and those who emigrated did not change this aspect of their culture.

This was also advantageous because families helped each other in such a difficult process as it is emigrating to a different country with very little or no property at all.

a) the colonists began to see themselves as different from people in britain.

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