Question

5-minute daily reading review week 20, friday the great potato famine 1 in the 1800s, poor irish peasants lived by eating almost exclusively potatoes alone. potatoes were nutritious and dense in calories. in 1845, a plant disease spread through the irish potato crop. the potato crop failed from 1845 through 1851. without food to eat, many became sick and starved to death. about a million people died during this time. 2 because of the potato famine, many people fled ireland to live in other places. they emigrated from ireland to north america, england, scotland, wales, and australia. 3 over a million irish peasants immigrated to the united states from 1846 to 1855 looking for jobs. they settled in large cities such as boston, new york, and chicago. there was much discrimination against these new people. they lived in urban slum areas in very poor conditions. 4 today, u.s. citizens of irish descent are policeman, teachers, and other trades and professions. an 1849 depiction odonnell and h children during th 4. write a summary of the passage.

Explanation:

The passage is about the Great Potato Famine in the 1800s in Ireland. It details how the potato crop failure led to starvation and death, then the emigration of Irish people to other places like North America. It also mentions the immigration of over a million Irish peasants to the US, their settlement in cities, the discrimination they faced, and their current status in various professions. To summarize, we need to include these key points concisely.

Answer:

The Great Potato Famine in the 1800s saw Irish potato crops fail (1845 - 1851), causing around a million deaths. Many Irish fled to places like North America; over a million immigrated to the US (1846 - 1855) for jobs, settling in cities like Boston, New York, and Chicago, facing discrimination and poor slum conditions. Today, US citizens of Irish descent work in various professions.