English Immigrants traveled to America by sailing ships.
boats, planes, and ships
Immigrants slept on bunks that were stacked 3 high.
Ireland had a massive famine between 1845 and 1852, even though 4000 ships filled with food grown in Ireland were exported to cities in England. British landlords in Ireland wanted to be able to make profit at the expense of starving Irish people. Those that left Ireland in "coffin" ships traveled to Canada, the United States, and even Australia.
There were many ships that brought Irish immigrants to the USA. The most well-known was the Titanic. Third Class passengers were on the lower decks and did not have anywhere near the luxurious amenities that the First Class passengers had. After the Titanic sank some steerage passengers were rescued, along with other passengers, and eventually made it to the USA, but many more died.
Ships.
The term coffin ship is used to refer to the ships that carried Irish immigrants escaping the Great Irish Famine as well as displaced Highlanders due to the Highland Clearances.These ships, crowded and disease ridden, with poor access to food and water, resulted in the deaths of many people as they crossed the Atlantic, and led to the Typhus epidemic of 1847 at quarantine stations in Canada.Owners of coffin ships provided as little food, water, and living space as was legally possible - if they obeyed the law at all. While coffin ships were the cheapest way to cross the Atlantic, mortality rates of 30% aboard the coffin ships were common. It was said that sharks could be seen following the ships, because so many bodies were thrown overboard.
Coffin ships were called coffin ships because lots of people died on them
Irish immigrants typically took between six to eight weeks to sail to America during the 19th century, depending on the weather and the specific route taken. The journey was often made on cramped and overcrowded ships known as "coffin ships" due to the high mortality rates. Conditions were challenging, with limited food and sanitation, making the voyage a difficult experience for many.
Coffin ships are called coffin ships cause lots of people died on them
thousands of Irish people went to America on coffin ships with disease
Yes, look at..F. Neal, "Liverpool, the Irish Steamship Companies & The Famine Irish", Immigrants & Minorities, 5/1 (March, 1986)
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.
the ships carrying emigrants were called "coffin" ships
Some of the ships were called coffin ships. These ships, crowded and disease ridden, with poor access to food and water, resulted in the deaths of many people as they crossed the Atlantic. Owners of coffin ships provided as little food, water, and living space as was legally possible - if they obeyed the law at all. While coffin ships were the cheapest way to cross the Atlantic, mortality rates of 30% aboard the coffin ships were common.
typhus from the water
thay had it