By Lucas Singer

Irish and German immigration to American cities

Irish Immigration

Why did the Irish immigrate?• The Irish immigrated due to a potato blight.

• A potato blight is when the plants rot.• 750,000 people died of starvation.• The Irish mainly depended on potatoes, so when the

potatoes went bad they had very little to eat.

When they came to America….• The Irish were multiplying rapidly, causing jobs to be underpaying,

and very rare to find. • The economy was diminishing as the Irish came.• A phrase “No Irish Need Apply”• Unlike the Irish, many Germans had enough money to journey to the

Midwest in search of farmland and work.

German Immigrants

Why did the Germans immigrate?

The Germans immigrated to America to escape the economic hardship of Germany.

Statistics • Irish Immigrants- 2 million

• German Immigrants- more than a million

• Total Immigrants- 7.5 million(by 1870)

• Current population of 2014- 317 million people

What major cities did these immigrates go to?

•Milwaukee

What major cities did these immigrants go to?

•Baltimore

What major cities did these immigrants go to?•St. Louis

What major cities did these immigrants go to?•Cincinnati

If you missed the important facts here they are:The Irish were multiplying rapidly, causing jobs to be underpaying, and very rare to find. The Irish immigrated due to a potato blight. Unlike the Irish, many Germans had enough money to journey to the Midwest in search of farmland and work.Some of the cities they went to are Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Baltimore. The Germans immigrated to America to escape the economic hardship of Germany.