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The document summarizes key events that caused mass immigration to the United States in the 19th century: 1) The Irish Potato Famine from 1845-1855 killed over 1 million Irish and caused over 1 million to emigrate to places like the US and Canada to escape starvation and disease. 2) From 1848-1882, many Chinese immigrated to California for work during the Gold Rush, seeking better opportunities than what was available in China. 3) In the early 1900s, Russian Jews faced violent attacks and persecution called pogroms, which killed thousands and caused many to flee as refugees to places like Canada and the US to escape religious persecution.

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The document summarizes key events that caused mass immigration to the United States in the 19th century: 1) The Irish Potato Famine from 1845-1855 killed over 1 million Irish and caused over 1 million to emigrate to places like the US and Canada to escape starvation and disease. 2) From 1848-1882, many Chinese immigrated to California for work during the Gold Rush, seeking better opportunities than what was available in China. 3) In the early 1900s, Russian Jews faced violent attacks and persecution called pogroms, which killed thousands and caused many to flee as refugees to places like Canada and the US to escape religious persecution.

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June 2015

IMMIGRA NT
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Irish Potato Famine

Gold Rush

Pograms

Over a million people die, over a


Chinese travel to the United States Millions of Jewish people are
million people emigrate in the 19th in hope of getting rich because of
blamed for problems in Russia.
century.
gold.

FAMINE DEVASTATES IRELAND

Coffin Ships


In Ireland, a potato famine starting in 1845, and ending in
1855 killed over a million people and caused millions of people to
emigrate. This terrible event happened because of a potato blight,
and the policies of the British.
The potatoes rotted because there was a fungus on the
leaves. This fungus caused the potatoes to have a blight.
The Irish used money made from the potatoes to pay rent
on their homes. The British home-owners got mad
because the Irish could not pay rent. The Irish were
evicted from their homes and some immigrated. When
the potatoes went rotten, the Irish had to eat all of their
farm animals, grass, seaweed, and snails. The lack of food
caused many diseases such as dysentery. Over 1 million
people emigrated, and over 1 million died a slow, painful
death of starvation.
The British had beliefs and political policies that caused them to not help the Irish as much as they
should have. One of them was called laissez faire. It was a policy for the British Government that meant
that they should not interfere with business. For example, a lot of wheat was exported to England, and
that wheat could have saved many lives of starving people. Another policy was divine prejudice. That
was a policy that meant that the British thought it was Gods will. The British didnt interfere because
they thought it was the will of God. Another policy was ethnic prejudice. That was a policy that meant
that the British thought that they were superior to the Irish. The British thought they were superior
because they owned the Irish farmers land.
The Irish emigrated on coffin ships mainly to countries in North America like Canada and the
United States. On the coffin ships, it usually took about four weeks to travel. In these four weeks, many
people got diseases and died. When the Irish immigrated, they were not always welcome in the country
that they traveled to, they competed for jobs with the people living in that country, and they also werent
always welcome because the Irish were Catholic, and the others were Protestant.

Immigrant News ASW 4B

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Millions of
people have died on
coffin ships. Coffin
ships got their name
because these ships
were coffins to many
people. The poor
people that died on
these ships were
emigrating to better
places. People died
because of starvation,
sickness, and some of
the boats sank too.

June 2015

IMMIGRA NT NEWS
THE GOLD RUSH

In 1848 to 1882, gold is found in San Francisco,
California and Chinese immigrate to America. The
Americans do not want the Chinese to immigrate to
their country.
The Chinese living in China had very bad conditions
that also caused them to immigrate. A few of the reasons were
that the Chinese government was dishonest and didnt care for
its people, another was that farmers couldnt grow enough
food because they werent given enough land because China
was very highly populated, so they sent their sons to America.
The
Chinese that
were
emigrating to
America also
didnt have
great
conditions.
The boat fares
were too high,
so they had to borrow money from Chinese merchants to
emigrate, and they had to travel about eight weeks to get to
San Francisco.
Not many Chinese immigrants got rich from gold so they
thought of other ways to make money. They built railroads,
but were payed less that half of what the Americans were
payed. The Americans didnt like to do laundry and the
Chinese were smart so they started laundry businesses. The
Immigrant News ASW 4B

Competition
During the Gold Rush,
many Chinese and
European immigrants
competed for gold.

June 2015

IMMIGRA NT NEWS
RUSSIANS BLAME JEWISH

In the early 1900s the Russian government was in
turmoil. They had lost a war in Japan and had overthrown
the last czar. Financial problems were blamed on the
Jewish people. Attacks called pogroms were carried out
against Jewish homes and businesses. Many were killed and
many escaped to other countries.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s Russia was at war with Japan.
They spent a lot of money on this war. The Russian people were not
happy with czar Nicholas II and had his family executed. Troubles in
Russia continued. Spies were placed in Russian villages to blame Russias
problems on the Jewish.
In villages, people attacked Jewish homes and businesses. Thousands
of Jewish people were killed. Those that could, fled the country. Many
first escaped to countries like Poland and then immigrated to countries
like Canada and the United States of America.
In countries like Canada and U.S.A. the Jewish people were free to
own and run businesses and to practice their religion.

Immigrant News ASW 4B

Businesses Attacked
The Russian government
after the fall of czar
Nicholas II, blamed
problems on Jewish
people. Jewish businesses
and homes were attacked.
Many Jewish people were
killed and many emigrated
to other countries.

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