Michelle E. Sepulveda
Answer the following questions using the information you have gathered from your research.
1. what great catastrophe led to mass immigration to the U.S. from Ireland?
2. What were the conditions under which the Irish sailed to the U.S.?
3. How were the Irish perceived by the puritans and others living in the U.S.?
4. What occupations did the Irish embrace in the New World and why?
5. Where did Irish immigrants tend to live (city or country0 and why?
6. What cultural differences set them apart from other Americans?
7. What symbols and traditions did the Irish keep as part of their American heritage and how did they influence others?
8. Describe the first St. Patrick's day parade and compare it to the parade today.
9. How has politics played a role for the Irish in New Haven?
10. How are politicians revered by the Irish in their parades?