German Immigration

   As many other immigrants the germans escaped   for a better life and an easier one. At first, around the year 1700, they fleed  to European countries, the West Hemisphere, and Australia due to extremely bad conditions. Politics wasn't the major reason to immigrate instead, it was the way that they were living. Sometimes entire villages were often burnt down and their inhabitants killed. In 1745, there were an estimated 45,000 Germans living in Pennsylvania.  Later other Germans immigrated to the U.S.  because of modernization and population growth and off course why not The American Dream. Other factors that led to the emigration from Germans were for religious freedom, sought freedom from military involvement and political opression. Develpoment of mechanized manufacturing of goods. Increasing industrialization and the use of machines. And other major reason that led millions to immigrate was the unstable political situation in the German states in 1848. Many people were also persuaded to come to America by emigration officials, solicitors, friends and relatives.

A group of immigrants, succeeded after immigrating to America.

   When  the steam boat and other modernizations didn't exist Germans took long, complicated routes through Great Britain by  train and boat to get to the U.S. Then immigration was more convenient and faster with inventions such as the steam boat and steam train. During the flood of emigrants from Germany, its rulers tried to stop the flow, but to little effect. Modernization was ahead of the rulers. It took about 40 days and sometimes as long as six months to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Before getting on the boat the Doctors check passengers to be healthy. Depending on the tickets you had you eould have a private place to sleep and food always available. If not you would sleep and eat on the bottom level of the ship. If you want a better life you must risk your life and be brave. Immigrants faced dangerous storms and were exposed of becoming ill and dying.

A disastrous event were over hundreds of immigrants had to wait for hours after the train went down.

  Most Germans lived on the countryside and only about two fifths lived in cities larger than 25,000 people. Germans would cluster together to form communities called "Miniature-Germany" towns. At the town bakers, butcher, cabinetmakers, cigar makers, distillers, machinists and tailors could be found in abundance. Also German businesses such as the beer industry was found. Although they were all Germans, they didn't got along in large groups based on geography, ideology and religion. Were known as Bavarians, Saxons  and by other names based on the political party.


  During the year 1700 many people from different countries immigrated towards U.S. for an easier life. Like much of the other immigrants, German immigrants led to the decision of immigrating since they lived in bad conditions at their homeland. It is very surprising and notorious the dessesperation of the immigrants. As soon as they got to the U.S. they started working the very first day, to grow up as a comminity  and be a better hardworking man. Everyone should be like the immigrants with so much entusiasm to get ready to work and produce great goods after hardworking. Although they sometimes risk their lifes at least they were paid. The greatest thing was that at the german towns they were their own owners. Although they risked their lifes the outcames count the effort. Those who survived had the opportunity to live The American Dream.

Kids working in the "Miniature"tows on the factories.

Kids working in the "Miniature"tows on the factories.