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The Irish who came into the United States in the 1800's were very discriminated against. They were considered to be lazy and drunkards, so the only jobs they could find were with the railroads building them. It was hard long work, but it was work and it fed their families.
Like most of us, we need to work...And this is where they proved themselves.
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What immigrant groups started arriving in the US in the 1840's and 1850s and where did they settle?
Where did the Germans and irish settled when the arrived to the u.s
How was Chinese and Irish immigrants in the mid-1800s contributed to the development of a transcontinental railroad system by?
providing low-cost labor for its construction
Who was primarily responsible for constructing the Transcontinental Railroad from California eastward apache...Chinese....Irish..or Sioux?
I am pretty sure that the Chinese were responsible for the tracks California and east
Experience on the Underground Railroad helped who with her work as a Union spy?
Harriet Tubman
What are the factors of 1840?
The factors of 1840 are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 23, 40, 46, 80, 92, 115, 184, 230, 368, 460, 920, 1840.
How many miles of railroad tracks in US by 1840?
There was almost 3,00 miles of railroad tracks in 1840.
How many miles of railroad track were in the U'S by 1840?
There are approximately 233,000 miles of railroad track in the United States and back in 1840 there were 21,000 miles of railroad track
What industry hired Chinese and Irish immigrants to work in the west?
The Railroad Industry.
Irish immigrants helped build what Railroad?
Irish immigrants worked on the union pacific railroad to help build west from Omaha Nebraska. The Union Pacific was in fierce competition with the central pacific railroad so the irish sometimes would sabotage the work of the central pacific.
Which group of laborers did most of the work on the transcontinental railroad?
ChineseApex
When was Henry Thomson - Irish politician - born?
Henry Thomson - Irish politician - was born in 1840.
Did most Irish immigrants come in 1840 or 1920?
1840 also there were many german immigrants that came about that time
The underground railroad was developed in the 1840's in order to?
Smuggle slaves to a safe haven.
What immigrant group helped build the union pacific railroad?
Chinese did most of the work from the west coast with Irish labour employed from the east
What did Irish people do while working on the railroad?
Drink.
Did Irish immigrate or colonize to America?
They immigrated after WW2. They also immigrated around 1840-50 at the time of the Irish famine.
How many miles of track in US in 1840s?
There was almost 3,00 miles of railroad tracks in 1840.
