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The figures for this period show a dramatic increase in Irish people arriving in the United States: ... An investigation carried out in 1978 revealled that since 1820 over 4,723,000 people emigrated to the United States from Ireland. This amounted to 9.7 per cent of the total foreign immigration during this period.
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www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAEireland.htm
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAEireland.htm
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Library of Congress resources for teachers. Presentations and Activities ... Presentations and activities offer media-rich historical context or interactive opportunities for exploration for teachers and students alike. ... Note: The Library of Congress teacher resources have a new home. Learn more >>
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memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/irish2.html
memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/irish2.html
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With an overly large population as the result of the Napoleanic Wars, the Irish soon became impoverished. And with the religious prejudice of Protestant Masters to the Catholic Irish, plus political subordination, many had no alternative by to emigrate to the United States for relief.
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library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html
library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html
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I believe that Mexican immigration should be allowed to continue. If the United States is worried about the bifurcation of its culture, it should look to itself for solutions... ... It's a fascinating account of Irish immigration and the potato famine.
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www.associatedcontent.com/article/576795/irish_immigrat...
www.associatedcontent.com/article/576795/irish_immigration_to_the_united_states.html
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The Irish were unique immigrants, never foregoing their allegiance to Ireland, nor forgetting their hatred of the English. They loved the United States and happily fought in the wars. ... I believe that Mexican immigration should be allowed to continue. If the United States is worried about the bifurcation of its culture,
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www.associatedcontent.com/article/576795/irish_immigrat...
www.associatedcontent.com/article/576795/irish_immigration_to_the_united_states.html?page=2
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After reading and viewing pictures of the Irish famine, you can tell that there were lots of hard times in Ireland. On a new piece ... 4. Create a cover for your journal. This cover should include findings of what you found out during your immigration to America. Create a title for it. Make sure your name is on it also.
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www.stonewall.fcps.net/wq/immigration/family1.htm
www.stonewall.fcps.net/wq/immigration/family1.htm
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In the middle of the 1980's there was a large number of undocumented Irish living in the United States. At that time Irish immigrants were a group that had fallen between the immigration 'cracks', having missed out on the amnesty program of 1986. Because of the Irish immigrants' long history of contributing to...
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The British Passenger Acts attempted to deflect immigration from the British Isles to Canada rather than the United States by making it much more expensive to travel to the latter. ... Most of the half million Irish who migrated to the United States between the War of 1812 and the famine did not come in family groups.
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www.thedowlings.com/Articles/history6.htm
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Irish Immigrants (Immigration to the United States) (Hardcover) ... Search Books by subject:; Immigrants - United States - History; Irish Americans - History; Ireland; USA; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General; History - United States/General; People & Places - United States - Other; American history; Educational:
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www.amazon.com/Irish-Immigrants-Immigration-United-Stat...
www.amazon.com/Irish-Immigrants-Immigration-United-States/dp/081605682X
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