Government

• The United States government policies and programs affected the Scotch-Irish because during the Great Famine which was a period of mass starvation during the year 1845 and 1852. Over 1 million people died and those who did not emigrated from Ireland to America. The Irish moved to America for a new beginning. They hoped to obtain jobs in the major cities to provide for their families; however, the Americans did not approve of this. They disliked the Irish because they began taking their jobs and began discriminating them often looking down at them by giving them the worst jobs a man could get. This was also known as the “No Irish need apply”. The No Irish need apply was a slogan that originated in England after the 1798 Irish Rebellion. This slogan was seen as a prejudice and discriminating sign according to the Irish. It was seen as that because according to an article by Richard Jensen, “No Irish Need Apply” “The signs said that employment was available here and invited Yankees, French-Canadians, Italians and any other non-Irish to come inside and apply.” The N.I.N.A slogan allowed any other race to obtain jobs except the irish which was discriminating towards the Irish settlers.
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