USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Forced from their homeland because of famine and political upheaval, the Irish endured vehement discrimination before making their way into the American mainstream. The refugees seeking haven in America were poor and disease-ridden. They threatened to take jobs away from Americans and strain welfare budgets.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Disease of all kinds (including cholera, typhus, tuberculosis, and mental illness) resulted from these miserable living conditions. Irish immigrants sometimes faced hostility from other groups in the U.S., and were accused of spreading disease and blamed for the unsanitary conditions many lived in.

Detailed explanation-4: -Irish immigrants often entered the workforce by taking low-status and dangerous jobs that were avoided by other workers. Many Irish women became household workers. Many Irish men labored in coal mines and built railroads and canals. The Irish often suffered job discrimination.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.