german americans
In 1990 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 57,985,595 people in theUnited States claimed some measure of German ancestry. This makes upalmost a quarter of the U.S. population. German immigration started as earlyas 1607. The first three Germans to migrate to the U.S. were, F.Unger, H.Keffer, and F. Volday who were followers of Captain John Smith who settledin Jamestown, Virginia. They started the first German colony, known as the"damned dutch." From 1820-1970 they estimated about 6.9 million Germanscame to the U.S. which were 15% of the total immigrants. The peak years ofmigration were 1854, when 215,000 people arrived, and 1882, when 250,000people arrived. Approximately 90 percent of all the people leaving Germanybetween 1835 and 1910 came to the United States. World Wars I and IIinterrupted the immigration of Germans to America. After World War Iimmigration picked up again from bad economic conditions in Germany, butduring World War II there were immigration restrictions placed on Germans. The Germans emigrated to the U.S. for different reasons being thatGerman immigrants were the most diverse in background of all majorimmigrant groups. The availability of land and the desire
The attitude toward Germans is positive being that most people havesome German descent. New York: Oceana Publications, Inc. When Germans first came theywere traditionally farmers. German Americans make up the largest group of immigrants from onecountry. About ten thousand Jews came to the United States fromBavaria in 1839 to escape the social and economic restrictions placed onJews. Being that today twenty-three percentof the population claims some German descent, proves almost totalassimilation and exogamy. " This prejudice was did not make sense as many of ourarmy was of German descent, and served our country loyally and honorably. Other states that have a high Germancommunity are Texas, and New Jersey. " Today New York stillhas a percentage of Germans(22%) and California are the most "German"populated states in the nation.
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