LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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Abundant employment opportunities in the factories with decent wages.
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The breakdown of a democratic form of government in their homeland.
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The continual failure of the potato crop, which led to widespread famine.
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The creation of the transcontinental railroad made immigration quicker and cheaper.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1845-52 Ireland suffered a period of starvation, disease and emigration that became known as the Great Famine. The main cause was a disease which affected the potato crop, upon which a third of Ireland’s population was dependent for food.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ireland’s 1845 Potato Blight is often credited with launching the second wave of Irish immigration to America. The fungus which decimated potato crops created a devastating famine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thousands of families left Ireland in the 19th century because of rising rents and prices, bad landlords, poor harvests, and a lack of jobs.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Famine was caused by a failure of the potato crop, which many people relied on for most of their nutrition. A disease called late blight destroyed the leaves and edible roots of the potato plants in successive years from 1845 to 1849.