It was the winter of 1851‚ when mass number of Irish immigrants arrived in New York hoping for a brighter future‚ aboard the British ship Montezuma. It had been months since leaving their homeland‚ the immigrants were sick and hungry. The conditions on ships like Montezuma were referred to as "coffin ships" because conditions of these ships were filthy and densely populated. There was barely any sort of circulation. It is said on average‚ 15 percent of the immigrants died at sea before arriving
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When looking back to the history of immigration‚ there were always huge differences because of the different areas and special periods. Sometimes it seemed like a flood; people were trying to escape quickly. Sometimes it also seemed like a trickle when most of the people did not want to leave their motherland. No matter why those immigrants came or whatever their goals were‚ there was only one reason. The reason was because America had something they wanted or they did not have. It could be about
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During the late-1800’s after the civil war in western America‚ americans from the east settled in occupied Native American land‚ looking for new opportunities. The Americans moved west to mine for gold‚ silver‚ and copper‚ and wanted to farm. Many people have mixed opinions on whether or not this was a land of opportunity or not based on the many different outcomes from it. Although this time was not a good opportunity for the natives because many were killed or removed from their land and were
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Immigration in the U.S was a very prominent occurrence in the 19th century. However‚ this great wave started coming to an end by the beginning of the 1920s. Between the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th approximately 25 million people on American land were foreigners. Of that 25 million about 9 percent of them were Irish Immigrants (Over 7 million). Most of the foreign people from this time period‚ categorized as the New Immigrants‚ were young men looking for jobs to accrue enough money
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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 were
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America had remained mostly an isolated country until the late 1800’s when the United States was faced with the opportunity of building a colonial empire. By 1890 the United States‚ like Europe‚ had began to expand its influence onto islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific areas. They entered in other countries’ affairs claiming that it served the interests of all peoples and were motivated by Idealism. In reality‚ the United States was mostly after its own self-interest. The Spanish-American
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The industrial revolution in the late 1800’s was a positive development for the U.S. because there was a large growth in technology and in city’s. The industrial revolution was the growth in technology‚ a shift from small scale manufacturing to large scale factory production. One of the biggest inventions of the 1800’s was the light bulb‚ invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. It was his invention that led to long lasting light bulbs. Another invention that was created was the typewriter which was
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years after the first wave of immigration‚ in the 20th century the Irish fully assimilated into American culture and enjoyed equal treatment from their Protestant counterparts. Many consider the presidential election of 1928 a turning point in the acceptance of Irish in the United States. That year‚ Al Smith became the first Irish Catholic to win the democratic nomination for president. Likewise‚ many see the election of 1961 as a triumph for Irish assimilation in America. This election saw John F.
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had a negative impact on many Americans as business owners became more rich and the workers became more poor. Life became difficult for many workers and others had to live and work in unsafe conditions. The Progressive movement that began in the late 1800s was an attempt to bring reforms and address the problems in American life. These reforms focused on
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The United States During the nineteenth century a large number of Irish Catholics immigrated to America in hope of escaping The Great Famine‚ as well as the persecution imposed by the British Penal Laws. The incredibly dangerous journey from Ireland to Ellis Island foreshadowed the hardships that were to come for the Irish. Con artists recognized the overwhelming challenges the Irish faced and capitalized on their naivety. Many Irish were duped into living in overpriced tenement housing with unbearable
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