645. My grandpapi came on one.
The Irish
The Irish came to America on ships as immigrants in the late 1800's. Most of the Irish immigrants came to attain religious freedom, find jobs, and have a better chance and a new start in America.
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Irish,Germans and Italians
Most people that came to America didn't come on any particular boat. There have been millions of immigrants to the United States over the centuries, and no one boat accounts for "most" of those immigrants.
The immigrants from Ireland had to work to get money for their children to have an education. And because in 1900, there were more Irish people in America than there were in Ireland.
By boat, as it was the only form of transportation available. As to why they came to America, there was a large emmigration from Ireland beginning in the late 1800's that was caused by devestation of the potato famine, the poverty and opression caused by the English and the dream of a young country where anything was possible.
Acctually, conred beef and cabbage isn't really an Irish food. The Irish immigrants made it up when they came to America.
In 1922 many Irish people came to Britain as immigrants.
The largest population of Irish immigrants to America in 1750 settled on and focused in the Middle colonies. The colonies of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania were popular places of destination for the Irish immigrants who, in many cases, came to this country landless and chose to settle and make their way in the cities.
There have been many immigrants who came to America from the Caribbean over the years. There have been over 3.5 million immigrants who came from the Caribbean.
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845