Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time. Over a million Irish came to America; one of them was the great-grandfather of john F. Kennedy
In other parts of Europe,people did not want to change their old food habits. Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. In 1774, King Frederick of Germany wanted to stop his people from dying of hunger. He understood that potatoes were a good food,so he told the people to plant and eat potatoes or else his men would cut off their noses