What was a major hope that pulled many people to the United States in the 1800s?

The promise of free travel on ships

The requirement to learn a new language

The chance to find a good job or own land

The mild weather all year round in every state

In the 1800s, a disease destroyed the potato crops in Ireland. Why did this cause many Irish families to move to America?

They wanted to learn how to grow different crops.

They were trying to escape hunger and starvation.

They were looking for a place with better potatoes.

The government told them they had to leave the country.

A chance for wealth and a better job

A reason to escape an unfair government

Hearing that there are many jobs in America

Wanting to live in a country with more freedom

Escaping a civil war that made life dangerous

Hoping to own a farm in the American West

A safer place to live with their families

A way to travel across the ocean

A leader to follow to a new land