The establishment of relief agencies
From 1841-1850, 1.3 million people moved overseas, the greatest part around 70% went to the USA, the rest of them shipped to Australia and only 2% to Canada. A lot of people died because of different diseases during the trip and the conditions were terrible. In the USA, quarantine centers were established for arriving ships, where sick emigrants recovered. The emigration continued until the First World War. Canada and Australia reacted in a different way, because the amount of emigrants was much lower, the greatest part of emigrants decided to move to the USA. Emigrants had the poorest jobs and bad conditions for life in the USA.
No, because a PBS documemtary could not have witnessed something and retold it. It most likely is a secondary source, if they interviewed people who have witnessed the thing they are talking about.
