Question

Select the statements that best describe the wave of Irish immigration in America in the mid-1800s.

Many were highly-educated and led the charge against social justice.

Many were required to pay entrance fees in order to live and work in America.

Many faced extreme poverty.

Many landed jobs that involved unskilled, physical labor.

Many were forced to go to America against their will.

Many faced discrimination in society.

Answer 1

Select:
- Many faced extreme poverty.
- Many landed jobs that involved unskilled, physical labor.
- Many faced discrimination in society.

Why: Mid-1800s Irish immigrants (especially famine refugees) arrived impoverished, took low-skilled manual jobs (domestic service, canal/railroad/road work), and encountered strong anti-Irish/anti-Catholic discrimination. The other statements are inaccurate: there was no general entrance fee requirement, few were highly educated leading social-justice movements, and they were not physically forced to emigrate though famine and hardship compelled many to leave.