Lack of food, poor living conditions, opression by the english, hope of a life were a person could earn some money and live comferbly.
The majority of immigrants who came to the United States in the 1840s and 50s came from Ireland. A great number came from Germany as well.
Europe More specifically, Ireland. Irish immigrants were fleeing the potato famine and came to the US.
Between 1831 and 1840, approximately 600,000 immigrants entered the USA. The largest group came from Ireland after the British relaxed travel restrictions there.
How many immigrants came to ameracia between 1840 and 1860
1840 also there were many german immigrants that came about that time
Ireland... that was one of the potato famines.... But the only other option is the Germans who came heavily during the civil war and after.
The immigrants in Canada came from China, while others came from Ireland and France.
United States
The 19th century saw immigration explode in the United States. From 1820 to 1890, an estimated 28,293,000 people immigrated to the U.S. Many of these immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and England.
The African-Americans settled various counties in Texas. Some of the settlements included Omaha, Dawson, Harlan and Custer among others.Houston
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.
Most of the immigrants in the late 1800's came from Germany, Ireland and England.