Irish Immigration In The Late 1800s

The Irish were considered White in 19th century America, but they were considered inferior to the native born Americans. In Document A. the cartoon showed the Irish being labeled as white, but were equal to blacks. So the Irish and blacks were distinguished as having an equal social status. So they were both victims of racism. Then in Document B. it was said “Things which Roman Catholics priests and all true Roman Catholics hate”. All Irish were Roman Catholics, and in the 19th century all Roman Catholics were white. Showing that once again the Irish were white but were discriminated because of their religion. Their religion was discriminated against because it wasn’t the same as the native born American’s. The native born Americans were Protestants.

For as long as he could remember, 13 year old Isaiah Kahut had a dream: to play high school football. He dreamed of it since kindergarden, throwing a football with his dad. He dreamed of it in elementary, playing in his town’s youth flag football league. Now, finally, his dream was about to come true. It was the summer before ninth grade, and Isaiah was at football camp, preparing for his first season as a running back for Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington. He wanted to get a college scholarship but on the second day of camp, he was running when he got tackled and his head smacked the turf.

Within this essay I’m going to be comparing the Irish, and the Chinese. Both had their hardships and were treated poorly, one more so than the other (to me at least). To me that group was the Irish, and I’ll now explain why; The Irish: Most of the Irish population was forced to emigrate because of the potato famine. They were promised work, food, housing, and clothes if they came to settle in North America. Often the landlords of houses would evict families.

To begin with, the Chinese were not there to stay, their plan was to make a lot of money and return to China as wealthy men while the Irish had no reason to return. Also, the Chinese did not have environmental motivation however they do share the economic reason with the Irish. The gold rush in San Francisco inspired many dreams of getting rich and making money. Like the Irish, the Chinese were mainly peasant farmers. They were also in political turmoil where many European Countries had spheres of influence in China.

In 1880-1830, immigration to America was revolutionized because of steamboats, which provided a much faster route to America. People came from different parts of the world, including the Mediterranean, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and Canada, with the amount of people coming including many Italians, Russians, Germans, Englishmen, and Canadians. This is because for many immigrants, America was safety in dark, dark times. Many of these immigrants came for work, and then would either have their families sent for or would return to their original countries after saving up money. However, many immigrants would face tough times when trying to enter the U.S., particularly with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the “Gentleman’s Agreement”, and World

Many factors lead the Irish to emigrate from Ireland to America in the 1700s and 1800s; many left Ireland barely escaping with their lives as famine and disease struck the country, some left over political neglect from the country for its people especially by the British, others left for better economic opportunities, religious, and social freedoms. In many of the letters on the documentary, Out of Ireland, several people yearned for America and the idea of starting over on a new land full of freedom and opportunity. Many people, mostly poor peasants, had endured enough suffering and sought to leave these experiences behind by beginning life anew in the land of opportunity. Indeed, the arrival of Irish immigrants set about a massive transformation

When analyzing events or people, an important factor to consider is the historical context revolving the object of interest. Historical context provides reasoning and rationalization on why certain events occurred, what caused people’s action, among many other examples. When discussing the dominant-minority group relationship and condition of entry in relations to immigration of certain ethnicities, the historical context provides almost all understanding necessary to provide insight on what happened during these times. In this essay, the Irish Immigration in 1845 and, later, the immigration of the Japanese in the 1880’s will be examined through historical context such as what brought the group to the United States, what roles did they play

The Irish, like many immigrants, immigrated to Canada in hopes of finding a better life to live for themselves and their families. The first wave of Irish immigrants arrived in Newfoundland, Canada in the early 17th century. (Toner, Peter., & Leitch, Gillian, 2016). After that, the now Irish Canadians in Newfoundland, Canada found work as fishermen, but were still living in poverty like conditions they had hoped to escape from Ireland. (Toner, Peter., & Leitch, Gillian, 2016). By the 19th century, Canada saw a substantive increase in immigrants, especially Irish immigrants. This was mainly due to the fact that; poor economic conditions had hit Ireland. (Toner, Peter., & Leitch, Gillian, 2016). As well as, the growing population, the Great Famine,

During the 18th century the Irish slowly began their migration to America. Centuries of oppression from Protestant English rule had forced them to live very poor lives under strict rules, in some cases having to renounce their Catholic beliefs and having to abandon their Gaelic

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Migration took on many forms in the US in the late 1800s. Not only did immigrants come from Europe and China, there was also migration within the US. Farmers had to migrate east because of their failing farms, and some blacks had to migrate within their own wards because parts of them had become such horrid slums. The cause of all this migration can be boiled down into one word. Industrialization caused the influx of immigrants because of the need for labor in America, this influx led to the formation of slums due to the high numbers of immigrants coming over.

Immigration in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s and immigration now of course have some difference, but both came to the United States for pretty much the same reason. All these immigrants come from their different backgrounds and places. These immigrants also have struggled when they first get here, but something they can all agree on is that they came here for one main reason and that’s for advanced improvement especially economic.

The turmoil of the second decade of the twentieth century gave way to a greater sense of peace and stability in the third, with a peace treaty signed between Ireland and Britain in December of 1921 and Home Rule finally established for most of the Irish isle (Ferriter, n.d.). At the same time, this new society did not lead to instant prosperity, and indeed poverty remained a major and growing problem in Ireland during this decade (Ferriter, n.d.). Economic and social problems that persisted during this decade certainly could have been pushes to increased immigration.

About four years, three months, and fourteen days. Or one thousand, five hundred, sixty seven days. That is how long World War I was. One of the largest wars in the world had to have a big reason for why it started. Have you ever wondered how the war started? The answer is militarism, the belief of building up strong armed forces. Countries all over Europe were fighting for power in different areas in order to continue to be the leading army in the war. Different armies wanted the best soldiers and to be the best, they wanted to out do other countries. Multiple plans and attacks were made by nations in order to have more control over the world. Also, certain countries wanted control over the seas. Finally different plans and attacks were created to weaken other armies while growing some too. I believe militarism is the main cause of World

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