PPT-Irish Immigrants

Immigration to the United States increased dramatically between 18401860 The largest group of immigrants to the United States at that time were from Ireland Between 1846 and 1860 more than 15 million Irish immigrants came to the US because of a potato blight that destroyed most of the potato crops in the 1840s A famine an extreme shortage of food struck Ireland More than 1 million people died. 3 Temperance seemed to be an extensive and unnecessary measure to the immigrant populatiAmerican ideal, but recent German immigrants often enjoyed a Sunday spent with friends 4 organizations, which f Catholics are Christians. Don’t ever ever make . that. mistake again!. Things We Have Already Covered. Catholics are . Christians: “Christianity” . is an umbrella term, NOT a synonym exclusively for evangelical . Aisling Boyhan. “THEM AND US”. What. . i. s. . migration?. . MIGRATION IS THE PERMANENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM ONE REGION TO ANOTHER FOR VARIOUS REASONS i.e. FAMINE, WAR, POLITICAL DISEASE.. Chapter 14, section 1. Main Idea: . *In the mid-1800’s, millions of Europeans came to the U.S. hoping to build a better life.. Why It Matters Now:. *These German, Irish, and Scandinavians had a strong influence on American culture.. . . 1844- . 1850. By Becky Pigman . and . Bryanna Harms. Pre- Famine Ireland. Before the famine many Irish farmers owned very little land.. The overlords of the farmers didn’t think they needed more land because on average people could get 12 tons of potatoes per acre in a fertilized field.. 8.47 Explain the causes and effects of the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States. Immigration. Immigration is . the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.. ACOS #10. : Describe political, social, and economic events between 1803 and 1860 that led to the expansion of the territory of the United States.. Key Vocabulary words. Famine. – a widespread shortage of food.. Irish Immigration . Push Factors . Approximately 470,000 Irish came to Canada in 1815, because of dire poverty and starvation in their homeland. This starvation was called The Great Potato Famine. The Irish hoped to make a better life for themselves. Emigrants were mostly from Irelands northern countries. Most people who came were middle class. The Irish economy had been declining while the population was exploding. Most Irish Immigrants settled in Ontario in small groups, then they were joined by more, later on. In 1847 the Great Potato Famine occurred and approximately 2 million Irish fled and about 1 million died trying. The potato famine lasted 6 years and after the famine, the number of Irish immigrants in Canada decreased drastically.. 8.47 Explain the causes and effects of the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States. Immigration. Immigration is . the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.. 1790-1860 . AMH2010. Chapter14. Themes. Westward Movement. Immigrants. Industrial Revolution. Infrastructure. Westward Movement. Half the American population was under the age of 30.. The demographic center of America kept moving west, 1840 its was the Allegheny Mountains and by the civil war it was Ohio.. Irish Immigration and Cultural Conflict in the 1840s. Sponge Activity. What country provided the source of the majority of the immigrants entering the United States in the 1840’s and 1850’s?. England. America Moves to the City. Immigration and Urbanization. Coming to America. The Urban Frontier. Population doubles between 1870-1900. Urban population tripled. People attracted to the cities for job opportunities.. In the mid-1800s, Immigrants were coming to America by the thousands. Most came from western Europe. Ireland,. England,. Germany, Scandinavia. Some came from China. Push Factors – Cause of . Emigration. Analyze the following political cartoons to understand how the cartoons represent the challenges and responses experienced by Irish immigrants upon their arrival into the US in the years 1830-1890.. Irish Immigration.