Politicians quickly learned that there was power in the Irish vote and got their votes by "twisting the lion's tail" (antagonizing England whom the Irish hated).ĭespite discrimination, the Irish were hard workers and stubbornly determined to make a better life for themselves. ![]() They were also Catholic which was frowned upon.įrom the beginning Americans looked down upon the Irish and gave them the worst and lowest-paying of jobs. 2 million Irish died.ĭuring the "Black Forties" thousands of Irish emigrated to America searching for a better life.įrom the American perspective, the Irish brought little to the table because they mostly were uneducated and poor. In the 1840's, the potato crop failed and the " potato famine" resulted. The appeal of America was for land, religious freedom, safety from wars, but mostly, just the opportunity for a better life than in Europe. Two groups came en masse: the Irish and Germans. The increase came from a high birthrate but also from immigration. Later on, pipes would bring in clean water and sewers would take out the bad. The drawback of such fast growth was poor sanitation. The west was growing quickly, witnessed by New Orleans and Chicago ("hog butcher for the world"). In 1790, only to cities had more than 20,000 people. There were 33 states and America was the 4th largest nation in the world. By the mid 1800's the population continued to double every 25 years. He was a first advocate of national parks and his suggestion eventually became the first national park, Yellowstone in 1872.Īmerica continued to grow rapidly in numbers.
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