English II Today - Use the text to answer the following questions. Excerpt from Through the Eyes of Immigrants Chapter 3: Irish Immigrants 1 For many decades, Irish immigrants-particularly ones who were Catholic-faced deep discrimination and distrust from other Americans. Waves of Irish Immigration 2 The first waves of Irish immigrants that came to the American colonies and early states were mainly of Protestant faith. Many arrived with money and skills for finding jobs. Some ventured west and south to the frontier. They claimed land, built homes, and started farms These early Irish immigrants blended fairly easily into American society. 3 In the 1820s, Irish Catholics began to arrive in large numbers. These immigrants tended to be poorer and less educated than the Irish Protestants who had arrived before them. However, an even bigger barrier to their acceptance in the United States turned out to be their religion. They were Catholic, while the majority of Americans were Protestant. 4 The ill will between Protestants and Catholics had its roots in Europe. For centuries Britain ruled Ireland and discriminated against Irish Catholics. The English took land from Irish people and gave it to English people. 5 This discrimination had direct effects on people's lives.To survive, Irish peasants usually planted potatoes in the small tracts of land that they did own. For many years, Irish Catholics depended upon potatoes as their main source of nutrition. Poor Irish Catholic families would often eat potatoes three times a day because they had little else to keep them alive. In 1845 Irish farmers went to harvest their potato crops, just as they had done for centuries. This time, however, when they dug into the ground, the potatoes they found were a blackish color. All across Ireland, the same thing was happening. Most of the season's potatoes were ruined. Nithout potatoes to eat,people began to go hungry-and ven started dying of starvation. Deadly diseases spread nd killed even more people. The Irish Potato Famine, as it as called, lasted until about 1849. More than one million or __ 1. Why does the author include paragraph 4? A. To contrast the lives of Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics B. To emphasize the role Britain played in the Irish Potato Famine C. To provide background tension between Protestants and Catholics D. To explain the reasons why Britain ruled Ireland for centuries __ 2. What key idea about Irish immigrants do the details in paragraphs 2 and 3 support? A. Irish immigrants had different experiences. B. Irish immigrants were instantly accepted by Americans. C. Irish immigrants had the same religious beliefs. D. Irish immigrants were all rejected by Americans. __ 3. What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection? A. To encourage people to welcome Irish immigrants to America B. To explain the reasons why Irish people immigrated to America and the discrimination they faced when they arrived C. To compare the experiences of Irish immigrants to the experiences of other immigrants D. To suggest that Irish immigrants have faced more severe discrimination than other immigrants __ 4. In the excerpt from Through the Eyes of Immigrants, how does the author mainly organize his ideas? waves of Irish immigration from the most impactful to least impactful B. He lists the advantages and disadvantages each wave of Irish immigration. C. He discusses the causes of Irish immigrat and then the effects of Irish immigration D. He explains the waves of Irish immigrati the order they occurred.