Irish potato famine

What year did the Irish potato famine begin?

• 1845

• 1821

• 1950

• 1892

which crop was ruined in Ireland?

• corn

• no crop was ruined

• Potato

• squash

What ruined the potato crop?

• Animals

• A disease

• Weather

• the potato crop wasn't ruined

Where did people immigrate to?

• South America

• America

• Great Britain

• North America

How did the Irish get out of their country?

• horseback

• rocket

• airplane

• "coffin ships"

How long did the potato famine last?

• it's still going on

• 7 years

• 2 days

• 26 years

when did the potato crops start to recover again in Ireland?

• 1882

• 1900

• 1852

• 2001

how did the potato famine affect the Irish people?

• used the potatoes as french fries

• it was the animals main source of food

• it didn't affect them

• it was the peoples main source of food

Why was the Irish potato famine important?

• Brought over Irish immigrants to america

• they did the hard jobs that the americans didn't want to do

• They helped build americas infrastructure like the railroads and mining

• They fought in the labor unions which helped improve the working conditions in America

• Irish helped fight in the civil war