Irish/German Immigrants

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Opposition to immigration in America

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Nativists

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Poorly designed apartment buildings for many people

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Tenements

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European immigrants to the U.S. (1840-1860)

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4 Million

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Push Factor:

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Poverty

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Main reason for Irish immigration?

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Potato Famine-Starvation

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Main religion of most Irish?

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Catholicism

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Social and economic level between wealthy and poor

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middle class