History of North America

Who were the majority of immigrants come from 1840 and 50s?

The majority of immigrants to come to America between the years of 1840 and the 1850s were Germans and Irish.

- The German immigrants came because of the failure of the 1848 revolution in Germany, economic decline, religious oppression, political unrest, crop failures and the desire for opportunity.

- The Irish immigrants came because of the devastating effects of the Irish potato famine, which destroyed the potato crop and left millions of Irish people starving.