ANSWER: In the mid-1840s, the size and nature of Irish immigration changed drastically. The potato blight which destroyed the staple of the Irish diet produced famine. Hundreds of thousands of peasants were driven from their cottages and forced to emigrate -- most often to North America.
Explanation: Pushed out of Ireland by religious conflicts, lack of political autonomy and dire economic conditions, these immigrants, who were often called "Scotch-Irish," were pulled to America by the promise of land ownership and greater religious freedom. Many Scotch-Irish immigrants were educated, skilled workers.
Generally speaking, it would be the experience of "a) Running for class president," that would best help you to better understand democracy, since this would show the voting process and what it's like to have a divided political population (in the school).
Explanation:
George Washington is the first president
