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Although Scandinavia is now the most prosperous region of Europe that wasn't always the cases and especially in Norway and Denmark there was a perceived and also real lack of opportunities at various times from about 1820-1900. In the 1820s and 1830s there was also some religious intolerance in Norway.
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∙ 12y agomaybe they were sick of home. i think after doing some research that they came to America dreaming of having big families, large houses, and a lot of money. i mean isn't that the American dream? and maybe they were bored with the same ol same ol
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∙ 9y agoScandinavians migrated to the United States to build new lives and families. They wanted to get jobs and use fertile lands to become independent.
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∙ 15y agoTo build better lives for themselves.
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A mixture of Slavic people and the Vikings (Scandinavians) made the Russian nation.
Where did the loyalist come from?
The UNITED STATES of AMERICA
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1492 (October 12th)
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No. Scandinavians are Germanic. Celts are not.
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because of chicken
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One of the main problems the Scandinavians faced was the hardship of settling down and starting a family in a much different place then they were used to being in.
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the Scandinavians
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Because they were use to that type of weather, and knew how to survive there.
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The term "Scandinavians" refers to ethnic groups such as Norwegians, Swedes and Icelanders. You can learn more about Scandinavians from the Wikipedia.
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Germans are not Scandinavians. They are different people. So there is no particular reason why they should look alike. Even the various Scandinavians are not alike.
Were the Scandinavians discriminated when they came to America?
Discriminated against but not nearly as much as other immigrants, in hopes they'd be like the Germans developing there culture. -cat-
Why Lithuania and Latvia claimed as Scandinavians?
No.
