Irish Immigration

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Irish Immigration

• What problems did the Irish face when they came
  to America?

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Problems

• When Irish immigrants came to America they faced
  many problems, problems already started on the
  boat ride to America, because many people died.
  Those people were thrown overboard. The Irish
  came to America for freedom, but there were many
  different religions, which led to conflict.
• When the Irish go to America they had to go
  through medical examinations. If they did not
  pass they would be sent back to Ireland. In
  addition to the medical exams, they were asked a
  few questions. For example if they could read and
  write, or how much money they had.

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Problems Cont.

• People stayed in the seaports for two main
  reasons. One reason is because they had little
  money. Another reason is because they did not
  trust the farming after the potato famine in
  Ireland.
• The living condition were very difficult. A
  whole family lived in just one room. Also there
  were many bad diseases such as Pneumonia,
  Cholera, and Tuberculosis. One thing that carried
  and spread the diseases was rats. The diseases
  mostly effected children.

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Problems Cont.

• Unemployment was another big problem for the
  Irish immigrants. There were not enough jobs for
  so many new people. Men were mostly hired for
  dangerous jobs and women were mostly hires as
  servants. They were both paid very small amounts.
  
• The Americans treated the Irish very badly.
  They called them dirty stupid, and lazy.
  The Americans also blamed the Irish for taking
  money out of their paychecks. Even though the
  were many problems, many Irish people survived.