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No, it was better. Irish immigrants had rights and freedoms in America, when they previously did not in their home country.
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Who is the first known gang in America?
Modern? the Italians and Irish immigrants (and even Jews had their own gangs), before that would be the outlaws of the west
What does America have that Ireland does not have?
I believe that would be corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day. I have been told that this custom was first begun by Irish immigrants in the U.S. and not an ancient Irish custom at all.
How did nativists view the new wave of immigrant in the late 1800?
Immigrants were considered second-class citizens for their poverty. Irish, German and Chinese immigrants were treated harshly and many were denied work. They were looked down upon because of their culture. Although America boasted being a "land of the free", poor immigrants had little employment opportunities.
Were their any colonizaton among the Irish in America?
No. The Irish were the last people who would ever colonize, as colonization was why they were in America.
Why did some immigrants support the political machine?
Some of the political machines in cities were controlled by people who were immigrants themselves a generation or so ago. An example would be the Irish in Boston.
What do nativists generally believe about immigrants?
answered by: anomus The Immigrants would take jobs from the Americans
How is Irish mickey ward Irish?
In the melting-pot that is America, you can be define by your ancestors background, if you had Irish ancestors or parents you would be considered Irish-American or as they shorten it in America to just Irish, Italian, polak, Russian, scotch-Irish etc
What role did immigrants play in the industrial revolution?
Immigrants moved to America mainly so they could make money. In America at the time there were many new factories and railroads that needed workers, and immigrants helped fill those positions. between 1890 and 1919, 39% of the population growth was because of immigration. I hope this helped?
Irish immigrants helped build what Railroad?
Irish immigrants worked on the union pacific railroad to help build west from Omaha Nebraska. The Union Pacific was in fierce competition with the central pacific railroad so the irish sometimes would sabotage the work of the central pacific.
Mother is Irish father is hispanic what ethnicity would the child be?
If you were born in America you would be an Irish hispanic American citizen.
What was the ratio of immigrants to American was born?
I would suggest that the ratio is 1. All immigrants to America must have been born!
When were pumpkins first used as jack-o'-lanterns in the US?
The Irish carried the Hallow's Eve tradition with them. They would originally carve out squash-like vegetables and make lanterns out of them. The only squash-like ones they had in America were pumpkins. A native (of America) saw them and called it a Jack O' Lantern. Then it stuck.
