The largest group of immigrants to the united states during the 1840s and 1850s came from ireland, which was then in the throes of the great potato famine.

Hich explains why the constitution gave congress the power to create a system of federal courts? the constitution wanted congress to share power with the judicial branch. the constitution anticipated the need for courts lower than the supreme court. the constitution wanted congress to share power with the appellate courts. the constitution anticipated the need for courts equal to the supreme court.