What Was the Major Push Factor That Brought Irish Immigrants

question 35

Multiple Choice

What was the major push factor that brought Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

• A) oppression by the British government
• B) decline in the number of jobs in Ireland
• C) overpopulation of Ireland
• D) the great potato blight
• E) persecution of Catholics

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Definitions:

Parasitic

Relating to an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food at the expense of its host.

Meningitis

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Autonomic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary body functions, such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.

Sympathetic

A portion of the autonomic nervous system.