Scotch-Irish American

The word Irish may suddenly pop into your head and all you can think about is a malevolent drunk Irish. However, this typical stereotype is far from true. Another stereotype may be that all Irish men and women are considered to be inherently lucky. This stereotype- unlike the first one- may be very accurate. Looking at the history of the Irish, many events attest to countless times of ill-fortune such as: prejudice against Irish, prejudice against Catholicism, and loss of land. Looking at this

Chicago. Five out of every six Irish and Russian immigrants lived in a city. Three out of four Italian and Hungarian immigrants came to America with very little money to buy farms or farming equipment. Others settled in cities because farming in America was very different from that of Europe. Some immigrants, such as the Slavs, simply came to America too late to acquire land. Jewish and Irish preferred the city because it provided a chance to worship with other Jewish or Irish without persecution. Germans

The German Americans are the largest singles source of ancestry of individuals that are in the United States today. The German Americans settled in the United States in the late 1700’s, they came

and signs saying “No Irish Need Apply”. The only type of jobs he could get were the low-paying ones. But he was desperate, so he took them. The workplace looked filthy and dangerous. John wondered if he would ever be able to move up in the economic ladder, he believed in the “American Dream”. Unfortunately, he never did because if he asked for a raise, he would be fired immediately because other immigrants would have taken the job with lower pay. This was the life of an Irish immigrant immigrating

Journey to America Story of the Irish in Antebellum America HS101 - US History to 1877 When many think of the times of immigration, they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s' however, they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been difficult for each group that has passed through the gates of Ellis Island

The Irish Potato Famine and Emigration   During the Victorian era, England experienced tremendous growth in wealth and industry while Ireland struggled to survive. The reasons for Ireland's inability to take advantage of the Industrial Revolution are complex, and have been the subject of debate for more than a century. Many English viewed the Irish as stubborn farmers who refused to embrace the new technology. The Irish, however, believed the English had sabotaged their efforts to industrialize

world’s melting pot. American heritage stems from all over the world. The Irish are the second largest group to immigrate to the United States, and they have left their mark on the American culture (Gavin 7). Kevin Kenny argues that “The Irish immigrants of the famine era were the most disadvantaged the United States had ever seen.” The Irish potato famine was caused by a fungus that caused the potato to rot in the ground. Between the years 1845 and 1850 over one million Irish died of starvation.

notorious potato famine, many Irish were moving across the Atlantic to America in hopes of a more prosperous, uncomplicated and trouble-free lifestyle. Irish emigrants looked at America to offer a higher standard of living through high wages and low commodity costs. With the myths of an easily attainable lifestyle existing in America, it is no wonder why later; there were so many potato famine-era immigrants that they established the basis for the significant Irish population and ethnicity in the

Running head: IRISH IMMIGRATION IN 1850’S 1 Irish Immigration in 1850’s Dorothy Mathews Eth/125 March 7, 2010

In John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1961 inaugural address, he began by acknowledging the audience, including former presidents and vice presidents before he brought his message of a “new generation of Americans- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, [and] proud of our ancient heritage…” This new generation was to inspire and change, not only the America they lived in, but the world. His message was empowering and direct while effectively persuading his audience, of