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Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the

approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the
primary reason for this migration?
Massive unemployment refulting from British occupation
G Political unrest during an economie recession
Famine caused by a major crop failure
y civil war between Catholics and Protestants

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Famine: the Potatoes Famine...resulted in large numbers of immigrants to the United States
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