Why did norwegians migrate to america?

Answer 1

Although Norwegians settled all across America, large concentrations & populations settled in the upper midwest, particularily in Minnesota & North Dakota. Minnesota has the highest number of ethnic Norwegians, there are about 1.5million Norwegians in Minnesota, about 30% of the total population of Minnesota & about 35% of the Norwegian population in America. & North Dakota has the highest percent of Norwegians, estimates put it as high as 70.1% of the 642,000 people living in North Dakota trace their family roots back to Norway. There are also significant populations in South Dakota, Wisconsin, Montana, Washington & the city of Chicago, which each acuire a 10-15% scandanavian state population (ecluding Chicago). Norwegian immigrants & Scandanvian immigrants from countries other than Norway, have very similar if not close to identical population trends. Where you can find large Norwegian populations you can most likely also find large Danish, Finnish, Iclandic & particularily large Swedish populations as well. Just like the Norwegians, Minnesota has the largest number of Swedes in America & outside of Sweden. 15-20% of the Minnesota population is Swedish. In a lot of parts of northern Minnesota & in North Dakota, people still speak Norwegian or Swedish & some cities have their first language of the city enlisted as Swedish or Norwegian. I hope this helped:)

Answer 2

That better have been asked respectfully. My grandmother came here on a ship when she was a kid and she came with her parents and her 9 siblings. Only 6 of her siblings survived the voyage. She endured very hard times to find a new life in Minnesota.

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As in a most cases of (voluntary) migration, it was related to a wish to make a better life for themselves and their families. In the early 1900s, America was being marketed as the promised land, and it's not hard to see why someone who might have been working the soil for very little gain might want to emigrate.

Answer 3

in the West and Midwest where the homesteads were.

Answer 4

Norwegian Vikings settled in Greenland about A.D.1000,explored the coast of North America and also established a settlement in Newfoundland,Canada.

Answer 5

There wasn't a lot of land to live on in Norway a millenia ago. They went to Iceland and Greenland for land. America was obvious next place to go.

Answer 6

They settled in Dodge and Sauk Counties.

Answer 7

they flew

Answer 8

They swam