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The wealthy land owners were not about to see a drop in their profit, so the prices on the remaining potatoes was about doubled so that the aristocratic class could stay comfortable. Charles Trevelyan, an Englishman, tried to help starving Irish families by opening up workhouses where they could at least get a meal. However, these workhouses were breeding grounds for diseases and made matters worse.

Some people resorted to cannibalism. The Irish had been so dependent on potatoes that they didn't know how to fish or obtain food in other ways. Many Irish emigrated to America where they took scrub jobs. Many people in America were Protestant, and the Irish, being Catholic, were looked down upon. Some Irish were inducted into the Union Army.

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