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title: "The first large wave of European immigration happened in the 1840's. The Irish were the first group to come in large numbers. Why was this?"  
description: "The first large wave of European immigration happened in the 1840's. The Irish were the first group to come in large numbers. Why was this?"  
author: "agustina johnson"  
published: 2018-03-11  
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tags: ["usa history"]  
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# The first large wave of European immigration happened in the 1840's. The Irish were the first group to come in large numbers. Why was this?

The first [large](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159800/what-happens-if-the-ldf-file-grows-too-large) wave of [European](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3156/eu-seals-new-us-data-transfer-pact-but-challenge-likely) [immigration](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44427/the-solution-to-the-skills-gap-could-already-be-within-your-reach) happened in the 1840's. The Irish were the first [group](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33953/what-is-a-group-in-salesforce) to come in large numbers. Why was this?


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