The Irish came to America to get out of Ireland. Until recently Ireland was one of the poorest places in Western Europe. In America, the Irish found a home that tolerated the Roman Catholic religion, and provided jobs and opportunities that...
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Seeking for a better life, wealthy and land. These things were not easy to get in 1800s ireland. Also fleeing from the famines that spread in that island.
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The Irish are the second largest nationality group to immigrate to America. Somewhat fewer came from Ireland than from Germany. ... Between 1846 and 1900 approximately 2, 873,000 Irish came to America. Irish immigrants of this period were predominantly Catholic.
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www.udel.edu/soe/deal/IrishImmigrationFacts.html
www.udel.edu/soe/deal/IrishImmigrationFacts.html
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From 1845 to 1850 Ireland suffered a disastrous famine resultingfrom the failure of the potato crop.In large numbers, the Irish began to immigrate, especially to America.It has been estimated that through emigration and deaths resulting from famine, the population of Ireland decreased by more than 2 million...
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www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/1301IC/Foos/FoosII.html
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The Irish Immigration to America “…the reversal breaks with previous decades of Irish immigration to the United States, one of the oldest, largest, most sustained and most culturally influential migration flows of American history -- reaching nearly a million in the 1850's after the Irish potato famine,
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www.radessays.com/viewpaper/77140/Abraham_Lincoln.html
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From Cork to America: The Irish Immigration To understand the reasons why millions of Irish people to immigrate to America, we must know the ... From Cork to America: The Irish Immigration To understand the reasons why millions of Irish people to immigrate to America, we must know the "push and pull" factors,
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www.radessays.com/viewpaper/98530/Iroquois.html
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America has had four major periods of immigration. The first major period started in the 1600's with the early colonists. The second major period began about 1820. Many Irish fled to America during this time as a result of the ... Why did most Irish immigrate to America during the second major period of immigration?
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www.cedarville.edu/dept/ed/resource/stories/history/ori...
www.cedarville.edu/dept/ed/resource/stories/history/original/sp98story/ssirish7.htm
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The Big Question: What caused the Irish to immigrate to the United States of America ... Work in small groups to answer this "big quesstion" and the following supporting questions, so that you will have a better understanding of how and why the Irish immigrated to America.
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www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dwhite/ellisisland.html
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All major cities had their "Irish Town" or "Shanty Town" where the Irish clung together. Our immigrant ancestors were not wanted in America.
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www.kinsella.org/history/histira.htm
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