German Americans
Why did they come to America?
They came because Germany was really poor.
They also came because the us was offering to
give land away if you can have a running farm on it.
Traditions they brought with them
A German tradition is Oktoberfest a huge
festival that they would dress, eat food
and listen to music all German.Christmas
trees are also a German tradition.
Where did they settle
Germans mostly settled in Washington,
California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Illinois ,Detroit,
Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,
South Carolina and, Georgia.
First years in America
When they moved here in cities they lived
in apartments and small houses. Many
farmers lived in sod houses.When most
Germans came over they stayed near ports.
Many moved Midwest to farm or live in cites.
Facts
In Germany oldest son got to keep the farm
and the others had to find life on their own.
The Germans where when they finally got
to live a free life in America.They also
invented the gummy bares.