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The riots of 1863 was caused by too many people from different ethnic groups being in the same small area to live. Most of it was because many blacks moved to the north after the civil war while many Irish immigrants was already there.

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I think the Irish should've blamed the government for these problems because they wasn't being treated equally like everyone else and the government did nothing to change it.

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In the north, the Irish competed with blacks for jobs like waiters, coachmen, and longshoremen. The Irish constantly worried about this job competition.

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At times, blacks in the North made fun of the Irish or criticized them as “the scum of European society.”

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The Irish had a long tradition of being oppressed. Their land was taken over by wealthy British landlords. By 1700, only 14 percent of Ireland was owned by the Irish.

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Irish women competed with black women for jobs as domestics. In 1830, a majority of the servants in New York City were black. By the 1850s, 80 percent of the servants were Irish.

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• Many blacks in the North resented the new people who came from Ireland and appeared to think that because they had white skin, they had more rights to jobs than did the blacks. As the black abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote: “Every hour sees us elbowed out of some employment to make room perhaps for some newly arrived immigrants ...”

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The Irish who came to the United States got the worst and lowest paid jobs. The men worked in mines, dug canals, worked on the railroads, and did other hard, poorly paid labor. These jobs were extremely dangerous. The women worked in the mills or as domestic workers.

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Almost all the Irish who immigrated to the United States were Catholic. - Faced Discrimination

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Between 1820 and 1840, British landlords in Ireland evicted Irish peasants from the land. Landlords decided they could make more profit raising cattle than allowing peasants to farm the land.

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Even though people starved during the Irish potato famine, British landlords continued to export grain and cattle to sell in Great Britain.

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4. In a few sentences or less, summarize the causes of the Draft Riots of 1863.

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4. In a few sentences or less, summarize the causes of the Draft Riots of 1863.

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3. Who or what should the Irish have blamed for these problems? (Opinion - Discuss as a group)

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3. Who or what should the Irish have blamed for these problems? (Opinion - Discuss as a group)

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2. What problems did Irish immigrants in the U.S. face for which they might have blamed black Americans?

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2. What problems did Irish immigrants in the U.S. face for which they might have blamed black Americans?

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1. What events or conditions made the Irish angry?

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1. What events or conditions made the Irish angry?