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Modernization had become a key factor that lead to a convenient transportation of Germans into the United States in 1850. With the invention of steam boats and steam trains, Germans took long, complicated, but cheap routes through Great Britain to get to the United States.
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∙ 13y ago· continual warfare
· religious persecution
· heavy taxation and seizure of property
Freedom from military involvement and political oppresion after the Napoleonic Wars.
Also, for many, prospects were much better in the US than in Germany. Given that none of the German states had overseas colonies, the US became the preferred destination for most Germans who wanted to emigrate.
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∙ 16y agoKey settlements of German farmers were in Pennnsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin. Later, some farmers settled further west, for example in Minnesota and North and South Dakota.
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∙ 9y agoGerman farmers migrated to the United States of America in the 1850's because they needed somewhere to go and grow food. Germany was experiencing a drought and famine during this time.
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Why did Germans migrate to the US in the 1800's
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German farmers and Quakers came to what region of the US?
The German farmers and Quakers took up residence in Pennsylvania.
What country did most immigrants come from into the US in the 1850s?
china
Which section of the US received the fewest immigrants in the 1840's and 1850s?
north
What area of the US was most affected by European immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s?
Northeast
Why did Catholic Germans immigrate to the us in such numbers during the late 1800's?
The number of Germans migrating to the U.S. after about 1830 was enormous. They migrated mainly because living standards and prospects in the German speaking countries were poor. But German Catholics were no more inclined to migrate than German Protestants.
German farmers and Quakers came to what region of the US?
The German farmers and Quakers took up residence in Pennsylvania.
Where the German the first to migrate to the US in 1840-1880?
Germantown
What immigrant groups started arriving in the US in the 1840's and 1850s and where did they settle?
Where did the Germans and irish settled when the arrived to the u.s
When did the influx of immigrants to the US triple then quadruple?
1840s to 1850s
What country did most immigrants come from into the US in the 1850s?
china
What countries did the US develop closer contacts with during the 1850s?
China & Japan
Which section of the US received the fewest immigrants in the 1840's and 1850s?
north
What area of the US was most affected by European immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s?
Northeast
Why did Catholic Germans immigrate to the us in such numbers during the late 1800's?
The number of Germans migrating to the U.S. after about 1830 was enormous. They migrated mainly because living standards and prospects in the German speaking countries were poor. But German Catholics were no more inclined to migrate than German Protestants.
What were fine arts in the US during the 1850s?
what were the fine arts in 1850's in U.S.
Did US warships sail into Japanese harbors in the 1850s?
Yes, Commodore Perry's squadron.
In what region of the US were most of the nations cities located by the 1850s?
Northeast U.S.
