Which statement explains why many irish immigrants who arrived in the united states during the late 19th century settled in large eastern cities?

a) high-paying jobs and affordable housing were available in eastern cities.

b) irish immigrants wanted to remain as geographically close to ireland as possible.

c) eastern cities had abundant unskilled labor jobs and well-established irish communities.

d) other parts of the country had severe restrictions on housing and hiring recent immigrants.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.