What Happened to Most Irish Immigrants Who Arrived in the United

question 61

Multiple Choice

What happened to most Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

• A) They worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern cities.
• B) They became independent,self-sufficient property holders.
• C) They entered at the bottom rung of the free-labor ladder.
• D) They earned even less money than they had in Ireland.

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