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What caused an increase of Irish immigrants to the US?
The basic food crop of Ireland was potatoes. There was a "Potato Famine" from 1845 to 1852 caused by a blight that devastated the potato crops nationwide in Ireland. Over a million Irish starved to death, and a huge immigration to the USA by over a million Irish followed, looking for another place to start over, and work to earn money to eat, as simplistic as that sounds.
What was the cause for Irish immigration in the 1940?
potato blight
Irish immigration was increasing by the 1820s as large numbers of laborers were needed to?
work on the construction of canals and railroads in the United States. The Irish also immigrated due to political and economic reasons, including the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Irish immigration continued to increase throughout the 19th century, impacting the demographics and culture of America.
What was the German and Irish immigration to the south Discouraged by?
Competition with slave labor prevented most German and Irish immigration to the South. The cost of fertile land was also very high, and Europeans did not know how to grow cotton.
What sparked Irish immigration to the US in the mid-1840s?
Famine :3
What caused an increase of Irish immigrants to the US?
The basic food crop of Ireland was potatoes. There was a "Potato Famine" from 1845 to 1852 caused by a blight that devastated the potato crops nationwide in Ireland. Over a million Irish starved to death, and a huge immigration to the USA by over a million Irish followed, looking for another place to start over, and work to earn money to eat, as simplistic as that sounds.
How did immigration to the US increase prior to the US Civil War?
European immigration vastly increased prior to the US Civil War. Famines in Ireland brought many Irish people to the US. Also, the failed 1848 peoples revolutions in Europe caused many Europeans to seek shelter in the US.
How did immigration change in 1865?
Irish <Fenian> immigration began and escalated thereafter.
What caused many Irish people to immigrate to the US.?
Most of the Immigration was caused by the potato famine, but some were caused when their king had switched to a England church because of his marriage. That caused England to be in control of Ireland which left them weak. Another when the black plague had spread to them from England and the Irish were mad at them cause now, England had made most of their troubles.
Who were the immigrants in the second wave of immigration?
the anwnser was Irish and German
What years did the Irish immigration take place?
The largest influx of the Irish started in 1845/6 and ran for 15-20 years. It was caused by Irish families trying to escape the Potato Famine which was ravaging Ireland at that time. Earlier, in the period 1817-25, large numbers of Irish laborers came over to work on the construction of the Erie Canal in New York State. Those were the two big 'jumps' in the Irish immigration.
What was the cause for Irish immigration in the 1940?
potato blight
Irish immigration was increasing by the 1820s as large numbers of laborers were needed to?
work on the construction of canals and railroads in the United States. The Irish also immigrated due to political and economic reasons, including the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Irish immigration continued to increase throughout the 19th century, impacting the demographics and culture of America.
What is a good sentence with the word immigration?
There was a huge immigration of Irish citizens to the USA during the potato famine.
When the Irish wave of Jews went to America what was their first stop?
The Irish Jews were such a small population (<1,000 people) that there really was no wave of Irish Jewish immigration to America. Additionally, since most Irish Jews lived in the cities, they were not subject (as strongly) to the Irish Potato Famine, which was responsible for the largest percentage of Irish immigration to the US.
What were immigrants in the second wave of immigration?
Irish & German -Apex (:
Many immigrants in the second wave of immigration?
Irish and german
