A Report on Irish Immigration to America from 1630 to 1921

This report provides a detailed overview of Irish immigration to America from 1630 to 1921, exploring the key drivers, challenges, and impacts of this significant historical event. The introduction sets the stage by defining immigration and highlighting the period of focus. The main body delves into the reasons for emigration, including the potato famine, economic hardship, and political issues in Ireland. It examines the experiences of various groups, such as Ulster Presbyterians, and their interactions with American society. The report analyzes the social, economic, and political consequences of Irish immigration, including language barriers, cultural differences, job opportunities, and the impact of non-citizenship. It also discusses the advantages immigrants gained from American policies. The conclusion summarizes the findings, emphasizing the positive impact of immigration on both the immigrants and the United States. The report is supported by references to academic sources, providing a comprehensive understanding of the topic. This report is a valuable resource for students studying history and immigration patterns and is available on Desklib, a platform providing AI-based study tools for students.

IRISH IMMIGRATION TO
AMERICA FROM 1630 TO 1921

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
IRISH IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA FROM 1630 TO 1921................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Immigration refers when a person comes to another country for living permanently. In simple
term international migration of human to desire country of which they are not familiar, and
person doesn't have legal status of that country. Those people's who used to belong Irish country
they immigrated to America since 20th century period, and they settled permanently in America.
Immigration occurred too much within 1630 to 1921. Immigrated peoples had to face many
problems during living like social, economical, political, they got lots of advantage to live there.
MAIN BODY
IRISH IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA FROM 1630 TO 1921
People's started to do immigration from Irish in 1630 because that time Irish was suffering from
natural disaster of potato famine which led poverty in country. In that state Ireland was facing
tax issues which was one tenth of annual produce or earnings in Ireland. Beside of tax Ireland 's
economic situation wasn’t healthier because of increase of inferior harvests, low rainfall and it
led increment in rents. Ireland was unable to give any type of facilities to Irish people. People
started to facing economic issues which led crisis in people (Byrne, 2019). Another reason
government of Irish was unable to give facilities of insurance policies due to economic issues
which created disputes in people with government regrading policy application. Due to
economic crisis people condition became pathetic. In that state people started to immigrate for
new life where they found America which was flourished in economically way. Approx 200,000
immigration occurred in 1700 (Solar, 2015). most of them male who emigrated county to come
over from economic crisis. While 1820 to 1860 immigration happened approx 4.5 million
means one by third part of Irish. In 1820 Irish immigrated country due to job because they were
finding good trade line in America and to escaped from potato famine and to survive in
minimum crowd. Irish got negative impact of people immigration because people became
against of government and their immigration led financial problem in country.
Ulster Presbyterian was those people who immigrated from Irish and shifted permanently
in America. Presbyterian used to live in the north of Ireland, where some population was settled
in Upper Ban Valleys, and some population was used to trade in the Foyle Valleys and the city
of Londonderry. Between 1714 and 1750 number of Presbyterian was approx 200, 000 who
settled in Boston which is larger city of new England. Due to economic crisis, Presbyterians
minister requested to America minister for allowed ulster Irish to come and live over there.
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America governor Massachusetts Samuel showed some issues because in 1718 America was
struggling for land between the Native Americans and Colony power for border and governor
modified boundaries against Native American’s. In 1718 America governor accepted request of
Presbyterians minister and granted permission of free land for Ulster settlers. Massachusetts
Samuel allowed ulster to emigrate in Boston for trading. In 1700 news came to those who
wanted to leave Ireland and want to settle in America (Trew, 2016). Massachusetts Samuel sent
some ships for Presbyterians to come over in Boston where they could settle and could find job
over there. Thus, In 1800 Presbyterians minister encouraged them to emigrate in America for
trading. Thus, Minister gave wave to people for new world in America. Governor of America
sent again some ships in few year later where ships carried about 2,600 Ulster immigrants. In
that ship lots of immigrants were going along with ladies, genets, children's and old peoples.
Through the ship Presbyterian reached from America. They started to live in Boston where they
faced lots of difficult situation, but lots of arranged to survive in country. they couldn't move in
Ireland again because there was extreme poverty. In Boston immigrants started to find job where
they offered for dangerous and menial job which ignored by other employees (MinK, 2019).
While other Irish women got job as servants or domestic worker. Some young immigrants got
job as lobar in coal mines and some old people got job to build railroad and canal. Presbyterians
faced lot of economical, political and society crisis but when some year passed over there then
they got advantage of those crises.
Politics gave negative impact on Presbyterian where they had pay extra tax due non
citizenship. They were enabled to take advantage of health insurance policies. For example some
people was got injured accidentally during job that time they had paid extra charge in hospital
because they didn't have policies. They were unable to give vote because they wasn't native of
country. They were unable to open own business because they didn't have licence to open any
business. Such kind issues Irish people faced during living in country (Ferrie, 2018). Immigrants
also faced language barrier where they were unable to communicate with them, and they faced
bad reaction of native Americans. Society gave negative impact to immigrants because their
culture and behaviour of different from Irish country. Due to cultural difference they were unable
to mix up with local people. It led distrustfulness in immigrants life. To communicate with
American people was big challenge for them. Irish ladies was unable to communicate with
American's ladies due to different culture which wasn't easy to mix up with them. Emigrants who
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was working in America as employee they were unable to communicate with them at workplace
due culture and language barrier (Schuck, 2018). such kind miscommunication led them feel
alone at workplace and disturbed their work-life.. Irish Ulster was impotent to establish good
relation with another employees at workplace. While Irish children's was incapable to
understand American's teacher language due to communication. They didn't mix up with school
friends due to different culture. All of these led aloneness in children's mind in school. Economy
of Irish people wasn't good in America. They didn't get appropriate job. Immigrants got job
below line of occupation as servant and domestic workers. Due to non-citizenship Irish people
didn't get transportation facilities like car or flat even they didn't get advantage of policies like
job security, health insurance policies. Due to low occupation job they didn't treat in good
manner from American's people which demotivated Irish people at workplace.
Politics gave positive impact on Irish people because they were non-citizen, so they
were enabled to take advantage of foreign policies like common health care policy, according to
this policy they could check up in general hospital in low price. They treated by good doctor in
hospital. They didn't have to pay extra tax on vehicle because they were not native. Some young
people of Irish was enabled to take admission in good collage due to non-citizenship in America.
They didn't have to pay extra charge of building home (White, 2018). Government of America
also supports Irish people to provide good flat at low rent. Thus, they got beneficial advantage of
their non-citizenship. They got golden chance to interact new people and knew about new
cultures. Irish ladies got good company to share their cultural knowledge to local ladies. Some
ladies of Irish started to mix up with native ladies to tell about their culture and language thus
Irish ladies establishes good relation with them. Some immigrants also got golden chance to
enhanced their knowledge at workplace by learning natives language and culture. Due to
immigration, local people of country supported them to communicate and enhanced their skills at
workplace. Those people who got job in below occupation line due to improper communication.
On the basis of knowledge they got appropriate job after some year (Williamson, 2019). Irish
children got new community to interaction. They got special attention from teachers for
understanding of their language. Native children's also promoted Irish children to enhance
knowledge and interaction. Even teachers supported them to give extra classes of subject so that
they got them got study very well. Ulster Presbyterian got financial support from American
government, so they could survive their life in well-formed. For example government supported
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them to provide loan from bank at low interest, so they could easily to start-up new business or
can built home. Government supported them to opened job recruitments where they could take
employment on basis of their skills.
Through emigrant's, government got positive effect on country. For example, they
assisted to improve unemployment problem and enhanced the incomes of the resting employees.
America found new skilled people in country who could elevate economical scale of country.
Thus, Massachusetts Samuel got beneficial impact on country.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above report has been concluded immigration led positive impact on country,
country got new skilled people which assisted to elevate economical scale of country. On the
above report also got how politic, society and economic gave positive impact on Irish people life.
Due to non-citizenship they had to face some barriers like language barrier, cultural barrier.
These Irish people after sometime overcome all issues which was creating problem for them.
Immigrants also got beneficial advantage of Americana policies. They didn't have to pay
unnecessary tax on home etc. even government also assisted them to provide loan in low interest.
Thus, immigrants found prospective life in America.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Byrne, A., 2019. The World of an Irish Merchant Migrant to the Canadas, 1830–43: The Memoir
of David Blair Little. Immigrants & Minorities, pp.1-23.
Ferrie, J. P., 2018. Immigration in American economic history. The Oxford Handbook of
American Economic History. 1. p.101.
Mink, G., 2019. Old labor and new immigrants in American political development: union, party,
and state, 1875-1920. Cornell University Press.
Schuck, P., 2018. Citizens, strangers, and in-betweens: Essays on immigration and citizenship.
Routledge.
Solar, P. M., 2015. Why Ireland starved and the big issues in pre-famine Irish economic
history. Irish Economic and Social History. 42(1). pp.62-75.
Trew, J.D., 2016. Leaving the North: Migration and Memory, Northern Ireland 1921-2011.
Oxford University Press.
White, R., 2018. Immigration Policy and the Shaping of US Culture: Becoming America.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
Williamson, C., 2019. American suffrage: From property to democracy, 1760-1860 (Vol. 5534).
Princeton University Press.
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