Question

during the mid-nineteenth century most Irish people who immigrated to the united states came because they wanted to-

a) escape religious oppression by the Catholic church
b) find high-paying management jobs in large cities
c) escape the suffering caused by famine
d) search for gold in California

Answer 1

C) Famine and political revolution in Europe led millions of Irish and German citizens to immigrate to America in the mid-nineteenth century.

Answer 2

(A) Escape religious oppression by the Catholic church

during the mid-nineteenth century most Irish people who immigrated to the united states came because they wanted to escape religious oppression by the Catholic church

1. The Irish people were forced to move out, pushed out of Ireland by the rising conflicts relating to religion, political autonomous unrest, and bad economic conditions

2. These immigrants were called "Scottish-Irish"

3. They were pulled into America with the promise of more religious freedom and land ownership.