History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett
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History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett |
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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John Andrι, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
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The Irish FamineModern World CivilizationSpring 2008Introduction to the Crisis The blight attacked the principal source of the sustenance. The potato, King Spud. Irish families grew at alarming rates. Land was subdivided. Then the blight struck. Irish tenants were driven off the land. The British government was incapable of solving the problem.The British Response to the Crisis Westminister was unable to handle the crisis. No welfare organizations existed to handle such an eventuality. The Red Cross didnt exist yet. The only remedy was charity and the workhouse. But this was an unimaginable crisis in the center of Europe. Tens of thousands died. Ten of thousands immigrated to the U.S. or Canada.Political Consequences of the Famine The Irish never forgave the British. The immigrants joined Anti-British resistance groups. One was the Fenian Brotherhood. Funds were raised in New York to help in the liberation of Ireland. And they still continue to this day. More will be covered later in the course.Irish Immigration and the Poor Laws The British under the Poor Law of 1838 and the Amending Act of 1843 provided immigration of the Irish. Where did the funds come from? Those monies came from Poor Law Unions or local taxpayers. But to use that provision, potential immigrants had to be inmates of poorhouses. Revisions of the law in 1847 further aided those who sought to immigrate.Problems with Public Funding of Immigration Even as the disaster was unfolding in 1848 only small sums was used for immigration. The following year in 1849, Parliament authorized the Exchequer to loan money to guardians i.e., the Poor Law Unions to foster further immigration. The Poor Law did help people immigrate with a high point coming in 1852.Poor Assisted to Immigrate from Ireland under the Poor Law Amendments of 1849 Aug. 1849-March 1851 March 1852 March 1853 March 1854 March 1855 March 1856 March 1857 2,592 4,386 3,825 2,691 3,794 830 802Irish Immigration and the Poor Laws The British under the Poor Law of 1838 and the Amending Act of 1843 provided immigration of the Irish. Where did the funds come from? Those monies came from Poor Law Unions or local taxpayers. But to use that provision, potential immigrants had to be inmates of poorhouses. Revisions of the law in 1847 further aided those who sought to immigrate.Problems of Funding of Immigration Even as the disaster was unfolding in 1848 only a small sums were used for immigration. The Following year Parliament authorized the Exchequer to loan funds to guardians to hasten immigration. The Poor Law did help the Irish to leave Ireland with the peak coming in 1852.Poor Assisted to Come to the United States and Canada Aug 1849-March 1851 March 1852 March 1853 March 1854 March 1855 March 1856 March 1857 2,592 4,386 3,825 2,691 3,794 830 802The Irish Immigration to the United States The first Irish came in 1809 and immigration picked up after 1814. The first major wave came in the 1820s with the Irish amounting to 44% of the total. With the Famine, Irish Immigration rose to 49% between 1841-1850. Much of this was aided and abetted by the English and Irish Landlords. As a safety valve for the Irish population explosion.The Irish in America Did give us your tired and huddled masses apply to the Irish? Most were Irish Catholics. How were they treated? Often they were victims of Nativists who feared the Pope. Those groups often were members of the Know Nothings. Those groups attacked Catholics and Catholic Churches. What jobs did the Irish take? Any job that they could find.
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