When the Irish flocked to the United States in the 1840s, they stayed in the larger seaboard cities because they

A. preferred urban life.
B. were offered high-paying jobs.
C. were welcomed by the people living there.
D. were too poor to move west and buy land.
E. had experience in urban politics.


Answer: D

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