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| The Irish family came to American |
Many people think Potato Famine is the reason why Irish came to American.But , there are also have many reasons for this act.Religious freedom. Sound familiar? Many immigrant groups came to America seeking freedom to worship the way they wanted to. The Irish were no different.
During colonial times, there were almost as many Irish immigrants as there were English. They had been pushed out of Ireland by religious conflicts. They settled in America, seeking religious freedom.
Economic conditions in Ireland were also poor at this time. Irish people who wanted to own land were pulled to America by the promise of a better way of life. Some Irish immigrants were sent to the colonies as prisoners. They served their sentences here.
Others came from Ireland as indentured servants. These were people who had their passage paid for by someone else. In return, the servant would work for that person for a number of years in order to pay them back. Other Irishmen came with the British Army and then remained in the colonies.All the reasons that why the Irish came to American.
During colonial times, there were almost as many Irish immigrants as there were English. They had been pushed out of Ireland by religious conflicts. They settled in America, seeking religious freedom.
Economic conditions in Ireland were also poor at this time. Irish people who wanted to own land were pulled to America by the promise of a better way of life. Some Irish immigrants were sent to the colonies as prisoners. They served their sentences here.
Others came from Ireland as indentured servants. These were people who had their passage paid for by someone else. In return, the servant would work for that person for a number of years in order to pay them back. Other Irishmen came with the British Army and then remained in the colonies.All the reasons that why the Irish came to American.
"Throughout the Famine years, nearly a million Irish arrived in the United States"
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