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The major factor that pushed the irish immigrants to the united states in the 1840s and 1850s was the:

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Answer: economic hardship

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The potato famine since the Irish mainly relies on potatoes as their main food source. When the famine occurs, there was not a lot of food in Ireland, so the Irish decides to move to the United States.
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