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In the early 1800s the German and Irish were suffering from unemployment, famine, civil unrest and many other hardships. Through these hardships, not having food or jobs they decided to congregate in an area that could provide this for them. From 1820 to 1870 hundreds of thousands of German and Irish immigrants ended up emigrating to the United States in search of jobs and opportunities. Burgeoning companies took in anyone that was looking for a job, the immigrants would end up taking almost every labor enduring job in the country. The immigration of the German and Irish immigrants would end up affecting and changing many American lives.

A small percentage of German immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth century decided to move due to religious reasons. In the colonial period, religious freedom had been a major factor for immigrants from all over Europe, but during the 1800s it was less significant (Daniels, Coming to America 147). Beginning in the 1830s through the 1880s, anti-Semitic laws were being passed in several of the German states (Hoobler and Hoobler 24). Jews escaped these areas in search of the opportunity to worship freely in America. In the late 1830s, a movement began in Prussia forcing the unification of the Lutheran and Reformed churches (Brownstone and Franck 139). “Old Lutherans,” who resisted this merger, escaped to the United States in protest (139). Religious radicals from Germany found homes in the ever-tolerant Pennsylvania (Daniels, Coming to America 147). These religious persecutions forced many Germans to make the difficult decision to leave their homeland for the promises of freedom and prosperity in America.

Bladensburg is a small town within Prince George’s County, Maryland. Though only 1.1 miles in size , Bladensburg is able to boast a rich history due to its placement along the Anacostia River and its proximity to Washington D.C. The name of Bladensburg comes from Thomas Bladen a “resident of Prince Georges County” and Maryland’s provincial governor from1742 to1747. Bladen was the first provincial governor of Maryland to be born in Maryland, but the land that made up the town before 1742 had a different name. It was called Beall town after Ninian Beall, a Scottish immigrant who bought the land after he finished his time as an indentured servant. Beall’s land was known as “Black Ash or Black Oak” when he owned the land along with

The City's growth was primarily toward the north between 1840 and 1850, but about 1850 a rapid advance took place to the south and southwest. On the north side, the land in Lowell was first offered for sale in 1849 and in 1850 the town of Bremen was organized. This was where my family began in St. Louis. The Oetting or as it was called the "Oettingen" family began one of the firsts banks in the town of Bremen and from that it has merged or changed its name into the Boatmen's, Nation's, Bank of America Family. This has been the cornerstone to my family's success in the St. Louis area.

Many of the Germans preferred to stick together in their own secluded ‘colonies’ as well, such as in the isolated areas of Pennsylvania or in Milwaukee. So,the Germans were out of sight, and therefore out of mind of the American

Even in the most developed parts of Germantown, Pastorius described how people got disoriented in sections of intact brush. The Tibbens bought virgin tracks of timber on the north side of Germantown. The southern part of Germantown, or the front section, was an easier area to develop. Regardless, by the spring of 1703, Henry sought permission from his neighbors to carve a path through the timber out to the main road.

German immigrants tended to settle in Pennsylvania, where they made up a third of the population until the Revolutionary War. At least 500,000 Germans came to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century including about 60,000 after a failed revolution in 1848.

The Johnstown Flood was a catastrophe that occurred in Western Pennsylvania on May 13st of 1889. The flood occurred when a dam on the Little Conemaugh River, South Fork Dam, failed to support heavy rainfall flow that caused the river to swell and the dam to be overloaded. Unfortunately, a short fourteen miles down the river lived the people of Johnstown. Johnstown was a prosperous yet modest western Pennsylvania town. The town had an iron company called Cambria Iron Company, which employed most of its men in producing steel products. The town, at the time, had a few phones, three local newspapers, and a handful of saloons. At the time, they were self-sufficient.

In this case, Mr. Brandt had filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government for "the right-of-way crossing" his land had extinguished after the cessation of the railroad activity in the corridor. The Government had argued that this right was created by the Federal General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 and should be valid on the gounds that the railroad line was affirmed to be abandoned. While reviewing this case, it must be determined whether or not that the Government, under this Act, had retained an interest in the abandoned railroad right-of-way.

Loud, crowded, and boring is what I would call an interstate, would you personally enjoy driving on an interstate or a highway? Well most people take the interstate because it's much faster, but where is the fun in that? To me, an interstate are not faster but they are much more enjoyable. Also, the author of the article "The Best Highway of America is on the Blue Highways" states his opinion on how route 66 represents America and his evidence is quite effective.

According to the Texas State Historical Association, this neighborhood has been called by several names throughout the years, with the most notable besides Addicks, being Bear Creek (which is the name of a nearby area). Addicks has also worn several hats when it comes to its settlement. First, German immigrants settled the area at around 1850, as they did with several nearby towns, but it was as a railroad stop that Addicks really got booming. By 1891, a larger track was built and the area became a hub for farmers.

German immigrants came to Texas to seek cheaper land and to escape the war in Germany. Germans settled land in Texas and they helped herd cattle. They wanted to start over in a new country. The Adelsverein founded the towns of New Braunfels and Fredericksburg. They settled in so many places and there were large numbers of Germans in each place so they named it “The German Belt”. “ The German Belt” was named because of the large number of Germans that joined Texas around the same time. Many immigrants stayed in cities such as Galveston, Houston, and San Antonio. Others settled in the rugged Texas Hill Country to form the western end of “The German Belt”.

In the 1850’s there was a mass immigration to America from Germany (CN). At that time Germany was beginning to industrialize (CN), causing a uptick in unemployment among farmers. Most germans came to America looking for economic opportunity, landing in New York (Barkin). The journey to America wasn’t easy, most Germans were too poor for first or second class tickets, so during their journey they lived in

The German immigrants made up most of the immigrants between 1820 and 1860. Most of the Germans traveled to America for economic

     America, and what they faced after they landed on our shores. We will begin with the German immigrants who arrived after 1800. After 1800, Germans still poured into the United States, but for different reasons than previous generations. Modernization and population growth forced many Germans from their respective family businesses. In the United States, most Germans lived in the countryside. Large numbers could be found in the Midwest and Texas. Most of the West Coast farmers would sacrifice fertile land for a closer location to other Germans. They would cluster together to form communities not unlike the Chinatowns.