Ward

=**//The Potato Plague:// Irish Potato Famine**=

This is a picture of a struggling family during the Irish Potato Famine

**Objective:**
Students will be able to answer what caused the potatoes to be diseased,

how people were impacted, and what the result of the Irish Potato Famine was?

A mysterious fog, that was thought to be caused by ships transporting gods to America, drifted through
the fields of Ireland. This fog was a fungus that caused the leaves of the potatoes to blacken and curl. The potatoes became inedible and impacted many people. Potatoes were the staple crop of Ireland because it was easy to make, survived the long winters, and it was the only vegetable the really knew how to make. People relied on potatoes and thats it. When they became unsafe to eat, peasants often died of starvation. Millions and millions of people died because of the result of the infected vegetables. The population dropped by 6.6 million from 8.4 million. Around 2 million people fled Ireland and journeyed to America.

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Picture Citation

“Irish Potato Famine” //Ameslab.gov//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 March. 2012.  .