Why they left
What country did most Irish immigrants come from?
Ireland
where did they leave from?
Dublin, Cork, and Belfast
What type of people came
Farmers,Servants and famine Refugees
How people have China heritage
2
What was the crop failure that caused mass starvation in Ireland called?
The Great Famine
How long was the cross atlantic journey
6-12 weeks
In what years did most irish people immigrate
1840-1852
where is hudson from
ireland
What disease destroyed potato crops?
Potato blight
What was the boat they took called?
Coffin ships
How many people immigrated during 1820-1870
1.2 million
where is caden from
germany
Besides famine, name one other reason people left Ireland
Poverty,oppresion,british rule or lack of jobs
Where in Canada did they settle?
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
who were the people who left
farmers, servants, and poor people
where is James from
England
What system forced many Irish farmers to rent land unfairly?
Tenant Farming/Landlord system
Where were they quarintine when they arrived in Canada?
Grosse Isle
what was the sickness they got on the coffin ships
typhus
name all of the countries we are from
germany, china, ukraine, england, and ireland