While German and Irish immigration of the 1840?s and 1850?s was similar in many ways‚ some differences were also evident. German and Irish immigrants‚ native of Europe‚ fled across the Atlantic Ocean to the heartland of the United States for different reasons‚ causing numerous different effects on the people and the land they came to inhabit. The German and Irish immigration of this time period can be compared through their motives‚ distributions‚ and political effects. German and Irish immigrants
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University Journey to America Story of the Irish in Antebellum America HS101 - US History to 1877 William J. McMonigle - 3055083 Friday‚ October 28‚ 2005 When many think of the times of immigration‚ they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s’ however‚ they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been difficult
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The Story of Irish Immigrants Leaving the home you have always known is not easy. But coming into a completely new culture and lifestyle is even harder. That is exactly what the Irish immigrants experienced when they came to America. Imagine the only life you knew was farming potatoes and paying your landlord‚ then you decide to go to America for a better life. However‚ once you get there you are ridiculed and scorned for being Irish and don’t have any friends or relatives to help you make a fresh
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to America? The reason for Irish t leave their home to America is to run away from political and religious persecution. Extreme poverty caused by natural calamity of the Irish potato starvation forced people to leave from Ireland to seek a new life in the United Stated. Voluntary Irish Immigration to America began with a small trickle of immigrants in the 1700’s. The largest proportion of the early Irish Immigration to America in the 1700’s consisted of "Scots-Irish" settlers. The Scots-Irish hated
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Who are the Irish? The Irish are a Nation and Ethnic group that comes from an island known as Ireland. The Island Ireland is called Eire and it’s located in Western Europe‚ west of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia says that Ireland is 84.400+ square kilometres . The coast of Ireland is approximately 2.800 kilometres. According to Wikipedia‚ the earliest settlers came to Ireland around 10‚000 years ago‚ which was in the Stone Age. When did they immigrate? During the time of the 19th century‚ there
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When the Irish immigrated to the United States in 1850 after the great potatoes famine in Ireland‚ the Irish natives were poor and without money‚ although prejudice did not seem to affect the Irish they were subjected to prejudice and segregation. Because the Irish fit in with the white race upon entry to the United States they were not discriminated against like the African Americans and Asian immigrants who were often denied entry into the United States because of their color and ethnic characteristics
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Comparisons between The Hispanic Migration to the United States & the Irish Potato Famine The Irish Potato Famine and The Hispanic Migration are completely different things that happened at 2 different times‚ but there are some things that are similar. The push and pull factors of these 2 migrations are the environmental‚ social‚ and political reasons. These reasons are very important when it comes to leaving or going to a new country or place. The environment of Mexico is very rough and very
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Castillo The Irish Movement across the Atlantic The Irish Potato Famine During the 1800 ’s‚ the Irish population relied heavily on the farming and eating of potatoes grown on land that was not owned by them. The land they cultivated and grew their crops on was owned by strangers. In 1845‚ a catastrophic blight struck potato crops all over Ireland. The sudden wilting of all potato crops lasted five years and brought about starvation‚ disease‚ and death. This also brought massive immigration to North
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immigrant families my German ancestors moved to the United States with the goal to give a better life to future generations. They wanted their children to live comfortably in a reliable place‚ which promoted freedom‚ private property‚ and success. In order to receive this they were willing to uproot their lives in Germany and start their lives over in a strange place. It is this brave move that has made my family the hard working individuals they are. German immigration to America in the 1800’s typically
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Running head: IRISH IMMIGRATION IN 1850’S 1 Irish Immigration in 1850’s Dorothy Mathews Eth/125 March 7‚ 2010
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