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Why did the Irish immigrate to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s?

  • England invaded Ireland during the mid-1840s, displacing the Irish population.

  • They fled a famine caused by severe overpopulation and a devastating blight on the potato crop. 

  • The expansion of the industrial revolution displaced Irish workers. 

  • Anti-Catholic violence forced the Irish to flee their homeland.

ANSWER: They fled a famine caused by severe overpopulation and a devastating blight on the potato crop.
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