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26 February, 17:49

Large numbers of Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s because of the?:

A. persecution of Irish Catholics in the rest of Europe.

B. massive failure of the potato crop in Ireland.

C. lure of gold in California.

D. civil war between North Ireland and the rest of the country.

E. British military aggression in Ireland.

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  1. 26 February, 18:17
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    B.

    The Irish Potato Famine, which occurred from 1845 to 1852, led to a mass migration of Irish citizens to the United States after a failed potato crop.
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