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22 Σεπ 2022 · Soon German Americans played important roles in America’s historical development. Generally anti-slavery, they were a crucial part of Abraham Lincoln’s constituency and the largest immigrant group among the Union forces in the Civil War.
- A New Surge of Growth | German | Immigration and Relocation in U.S ...
It soon became easier to leave Germany, as restrictions on...
- Research Guides: The Germans in America: Introduction
This research guide provides information about German...
- A New Surge of Growth | German | Immigration and Relocation in U.S ...
18 Φεβ 2016 · From the 1820s onwards, about 7m Germans migrated to the US. In particular during the 19th century, German culture remained a distinctive element of US public life: German settlements, schools, associations, and churches existed alongside those of other migrant communities.
It soon became easier to leave Germany, as restrictions on emigration were eased. As steamships replaced sailing ships, the transatlantic journey became more accessible and more tolerable. As a result, more than 5 million people left Germany for the U.S. during the 19th century.
14 Οκτ 2024 · The earliest German settlement in America was Germantown, Pennsylvania, which was settled in 1683 by a group of Mennonites from Krefeld, Germany. The next large-scale migration landed in New York in 1709 and 1710, but many of these immigrants moved to Pennsylvania. German Baptist immigrants arrived between 1719 and 1729.
2 Οκτ 2018 · Once in the USA, the Germans initially established themselves as a respected immigrant group, classic “hyphen-Americans” with dual identity. Countless communities developed with schools, churches and clubs, in which the German language and culture was preserved and cultivated.
German immigrants were among the first Europeans to set foot in North America. They helped establish England's Jamestown settlement in 1608 and the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam--now New York--in 1620.
30 Απρ 2024 · This research guide provides information about German immigration to the United States and the activities of German immigrants in this country from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. For a brief historical overview of German immigration and how it affected American culture and society, see Still Waters: The Impact of German Immigration ...
