THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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Their belief that all people were created equal
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Ireland experiencing a deplorable potato famine
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America providing money to recent immigrants to help them provide for their families
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Ireland erupting in a religious civil war
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1845 and 1855 more than 1.5 million adults and children left Ireland to seek refuge in America. Most were desperately poor, and many were suffering from starvation and disease. They left because disease had devastated Ireland’s potato crops, leaving millions without food.
Detailed explanation-2: -Up to two million Irish sailed to North America during the Famine. An estimated 5, 000 ships made the crossings, which could last up to two months. Many were cargo vessels hastily outfitted with makeshift passenger accommodations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pushed out of Ireland by religious conflicts, lack of political autonomy and dire economic conditions, these immigrants, who were often called “Scotch-Irish, ” were pulled to America by the promise of land ownership and greater religious freedom.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is estimated that as many as 4.5 million Irish arrived in America between 1820 and 1930. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all immigrants to the United States.
Detailed explanation-5: -Throughout the Famine years, 75 percent of the Irish coming to America landed in New York. In 1847, about 52, 000 Irish arrived in the city which had a total population of 372, 000. The Irish were not the only big group of immigrants arriving. A substantial German population totaling over 53, 000 also arrived in 1847.