Because of a potato famine in the 1840s,
a. hundreds of thousands of french people came to the united states.
b. over 1 million americans died from starvation and disease.
c. hundreds of thousands of irish people came to the united states.
d. over 1 million spanish people died from starvation and disease.

The correct answer is C. Because of a potato famine in the 1840s, hundreds of thousands of Irish people came to the United States.

Explanation:

The Great Famine was a period of starvation, disease and mass emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1849, caused by a plague that affected potato harvests in Europe. Approximately two fifths of the Irish population depended exclusively on the potato for subsistence. During the famine, around one million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland (mostly to the United States), causing the population of the island to fall by 20% and 25%.

i think they came to washington to protest

freedom of speech is also protected by the 1 amendment.

explanation:

here is pretty much what the 1st amendment says:

congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.