Why did so many Irish immigrants come to the united states between the 1840's and 1860's?

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KoenHuybrechts · Answer 1 · 2022-07-14T08:30:02+0000

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The potato blight which destroyed the staple of the Irish diet produced famine. Hundreds of thousands of peasants were driven from their cottages and forced to emigrate.

Why did so many Irish immigrants come to the united states between the 1840's and 1860's?

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