1. Andrew T.M., Ken Lin, Stephen Kim
IMMIGRATION
Andrew T.M., Ken Lin, Stephen Kim

2. Purpose Europe was running out of space
Immigrants were mostly Irish, Germans, and French
Act of Union 1803
Ireland became part of the United Kingdom
Immigrants flooded into America during this period
Came for food and political freedom

3. General

4. GENERAL (CONT.) Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pennsylvania
Poverty in US
Competition with free African Americans riots
Catholic immigrants were discriminated by American Protestants  riots
Nativist (mostly Whig) discourage immigration or deny political rights for newcomers

6. Irish IMMIGRANTS
Main reason for Immigration to America was the potato famine
Disliked the British
Roman Catholics
Despised for this
Voting
Poor individuals looking for cheap work
“Micks”,”Bridgets”,“Paddies”, Biddies” Low skill jobs
“NINA” (No Irish Need Apply)
2 million Irish
70% of servants in Boston were Irish
30,000 – 100,000 in one year

7. Why Americans Hated Irish Immigrants
Irish immigrants were hated by low class Americans because they stole all their jobs
The nationality that was most dominant in mental asylums was Irish
Spread like rabbits
The servants were “melancholy and lonely”
What happens when half your family dies in a potato famine
Ostracized just for being the newcomers
“picking on the new kid”

10. German IMMIGRANTS Main reason for Immigration was Crop Shortages
Generally more educated than Americans
“Forty-Eighters” Collapse of democratic revolution in 1848
Went to America for hope of democracy

11. Influence of the Immigrants
(Irish) Political: Sided with South on slavery, because Blacks were also competing for their jobs
(German) Political: Opposed Slavery
(German) Material goods, Kentucky Rifle, Christmas Tree
(German) Political: Strongly supported public education
Gave the idea of Kindergarten
(Irish) More Liquor