The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was
A) religious freedom in the United States.
B) an abundance of cheap land.
C) high wages in factories.
D) a deadly potato famine.
E) hatred of British rule in Ireland.

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The deadly potato famine in Ireland starting in 1845 was the main cause of the large-scale Irish immigration to the United States. The famine, caused by a disease that destroyed the potato crops on which many Irish peasants relied for food, led to widespread starvation and the deaths of approximately one million people. Many surviving Irish immigrants were forced to leave their homeland in search of a better life elsewhere.

The Major Impetus for the Huge Irish Immigration to the United