How did the potato get to the US?

Answer 1

This story is funny. It's not exactly determined where potatoes are from - something between Bolivia and Peru (south America) I guess (at least nobody knows that exactly).

Spain was the country with the first colonies in south America and adopted the potato as food for the ship crews - so it came to Europe. But to have a big success it needed the failed invasion of spanish troops in England in 1588 - when the spanish armada was beaten and sunken ship potatoes appeared at the shores of Ireland. The United Kingdom somehow adopted the potato - and as some kind of reigning world force UK made the potato better known.

Answer 2

Potatoes spread from South America to Europe by Spanish conquistadors. The conquistadors brought the potatoes to their land in 1570 and it soon spread to Italy, Austria, France and other European countries.

Answer 3

Walter Raylaigh brought it back to England from America, it later spread to Ireland as a way for middle class Irish to supplement their diet and it eventually took over as a staple for the poorer classes.

Answer 4

peter 2nd brought them over when conquering

Answer 5

during the great potato famine and after it, Irish imigrated from Ireland bringing the spuds with them

Answer 6

They where brought by Irish immigrants in the mid 1700's.

Spanish conquistadors brought the potato from Central and South America back to Europe in the mid 16th century.