The Impact of Irish immigrants on the U.S.
Did you know that Irish immigrants consisted of half of all immigrants who came to America looking for better opportunity? They have impacted the U.S in all different types of areas. These immigrants strongly participated in the Civil war, brought many important cultural changes, and more man power to increase construction across America. Without the Irish immigrants America wouldn’t be what it is today. In fact they helped the U.S. develop as a country and a main migration destination. In 1861 many Irishmen joined the Union army hoping that it would end anti-Irish discrimination (History.com para.1). Some Irish created what is known as the Irish brigade, these infantries were seen as tough and courageous. However, their loyalty to the North side began to fade and actually didn’t mind having slaves. The North understood this so to keep the Irish fighting the agreed to give more rations, enlistment bonuses, and catholic priests (History.com para.5). Even after the disbanding of the Irish brigade due to discrimination many Irishmen kept fighting for the Union showing their dedication to their …show more content…
They weren’t going to get pushed around by Americans that were trying to discriminate them. Their militant churches played a big role since their churches didn’t just fight for their souls but also human rights (Kinsella.org para. 5). Brining Catholicism to the U.S. has a huge effect on religion as it out numbers any other belief in America. During these times women were more house workers but as the Irish migrated they proved that women could work as well as men (Kinsella.org para.11). These weren’t the most glorious jobs but they did what they had to do to survive. These treacherous jobs show how hardworking the Irish were once they came to America knowing that it would become their new home permanently (Kenny
Did you know that Irish immigrants consisted of half of all immigrants who came to America looking for better opportunity? They have impacted the U.S in all different types of areas. These immigrants strongly participated in the Civil war, brought many important cultural changes, and more man power to increase construction across America. Without the Irish immigrants America wouldn’t be what it is today. In fact they helped the U.S. develop as a country and a main migration destination. In 1861 many Irishmen joined the Union army hoping that it would end anti-Irish discrimination (History.com para.1). Some Irish created what is known as the Irish brigade, these infantries were seen as tough and courageous. However, their loyalty to the North side began to fade and actually didn’t mind having slaves. The North understood this so to keep the Irish fighting the agreed to give more rations, enlistment bonuses, and catholic priests (History.com para.5). Even after the disbanding of the Irish brigade due to discrimination many Irishmen kept fighting for the Union showing their dedication to their …show more content…
They weren’t going to get pushed around by Americans that were trying to discriminate them. Their militant churches played a big role since their churches didn’t just fight for their souls but also human rights (Kinsella.org para. 5). Brining Catholicism to the U.S. has a huge effect on religion as it out numbers any other belief in America. During these times women were more house workers but as the Irish migrated they proved that women could work as well as men (Kinsella.org para.11). These weren’t the most glorious jobs but they did what they had to do to survive. These treacherous jobs show how hardworking the Irish were once they came to America knowing that it would become their new home permanently (Kenny