What theme best describes why the Irish came to America in the late 1840s?

Answer 1

Immigration from the UK to America rose enormously during the 1840s, mainly because of a vast increase in steamship lines. Fares became very cheap. From Liverpool, Glasgow and Queenstown it was sometimes possible to get a one-way steerage ticket for as low as five pounds. Additionally, Cunard added the new port in Queenstown, making it possible for people to get on the boat in Cork, rather than having to take the ferry to Liverpool.

Answer 2

Irish people mainly came to America due to the famine in Ireland, where the potatos that the Irish relied on for food caught a disease and died. Irish came to America to escape starvation and poverty.

Answer 3

because they were hungry because all their potatoes were rotting because of a disease called blight and the ships they came over on were called coffin ships because a lot of people were dieing on them

Answer 4

The Irish came to America for survival and economic reasons. The potato famine was happening in Ireland and they needed to emigrate from Ireland or else they would almost certainly starve to death. America also offered them more opportunities to work.

Answer 5

Famine. An Gorta Mór hit and cause half our population to either stave to death or emigrate to the UK, Canada or America.

Answer 6

poverty and The potato-famine which lead to hunger