IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES, 1831-1860 1,000
800
600
Number of Immigrants
(in thousands)
400
200
0
Irish German Other Irish German Other Irish German Other
Nationalities
Nationalities
Nationalities
1831-1840
1841-1850
1851-1860
Nationalities and Decades
1.
As shown on the graph, immigrants to the United States in the mid-
nineteenth century mainly came from two parts of Europe. Which of these
was a reason why immigrants came from one of those areas?