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What prompted the massive migration of Irish to the US in the 1940s?
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What group settled the Piedmont area of the Appalachians?
Scots-irish farmers
Which group of laborers did most of the work on the transcontinental railroad?
ChineseApex
What the Irish had to do with the civil war?
Caused violence in New York, when new Irish immigrants were drafted into the Union army. In the South, one of the most respected Confederate Generals was the Irish-born pharmacist, Pat Cleburne.
How many Irish people died in the civil war?
About 2,316 died on the Union and 4,550 died on the Confederate
Why did many Irish come to the United States in the mid- 1800?
The Irish potato blight receded in 1850, the effects of the famine continued to spur Irish emigration into the 20th century. Still facing poverty and disease, the Irish set out for America where they reunited with relatives who had fled at the height of the famine.
What adversitis did Irish face of the Irish migration to America?
free
Who is a Irish radio comedian from new york during the 1940s?
Fred Allen
The two major sources of European immigration to America in the 1840s and 1850s were?
Ireland and Germany. The Irish potato famine in the 1840s led to a mass migration of Irish people escaping starvation and searching for better opportunities in America. At the same time, political unrest and economic hardships in Germany prompted many Germans to immigrate to the United States.
What caused a massive Irish exodus to England and the US during the 19th century?
The Irish Potato Famine
What event in Europe led to massive devastation?
Irish potato famine
What impact did the Irish migration have on the Americans after the potato famine?
the irish made a big impact on america with there knowlage of beer and they were poorly treated but now we have festivals for the irish also the irish moved to america cse of the potato famine
What was Ireland's great export in the 1840s?
migration of many Irish to other countries.
Where can you find details on the Irish famine migration to America?
Do some research on "Ellis Island" which is the place in New York where many Irish first arrived in America.
Why did Irish migration happen?
http://www2.ops.org/NORTH/curriculum/socstudies/EthnicB2/past/Irish.htm
What was an immediate result of the mass starvation in Ireland in the late 1840s?
Migration of many Irish to other countries.
When did most irish immigarte to United States?
The most famous massive Irish immigration to the US was around the 1840s due to the major potato famine in Ireland.
What factors brought the Irish to the Americas?
There was a burgeoning population and Irish Catholics were discriminated against by Protestants. Then the potato crops began failing, causing a potato famine which was the precipitating factor for a major migration to the U.S.
