America is known by many names but one that stands out the most is ‘melting pot’. This name was given to the United States in 1908 after it was used as a metaphor describing the combination of nationalities, cultures, and ethnicities in a play know by the same name. All people come from somewhere and in the United States during the four waves of immigration this was the case along with many European immigrants. Looking at the history of German immigrants coming to the United States the sources found gave the reader a perspective on the Germans that they saw America as a beacon of hope and a place to start over for the better. A relevant part of these immigrant groups include the Germans; they are in fact a part of American history due to
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Looking to the history of German immigrants during the the decade from 1845 to 1855, when more than a million Germans fled to the United States to escape economic hardship.Coming to America from a completely different country the immigrants brought not only what they could carry but what they could remember of their connection to their ancestry. Many common traditions we know today get overlooked and are assumed to be American but some popularized or introduced German traditions include the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, as well as the Easter Bunny. On a more serious note their main form of religion included being Roman Catholic and branched out into other religious beliefs that were carried on to America. In Germany a form of Protestantism that arose was known as “plain” churches or Anabaptists. Anabaptists were different from most of the protestant groups as with their beliefs an adult should be baptized as an adult instead of being baptized as a child in the Catholic faith. They also believed that “that knowledge of God must come from within oneself and that the rituals and politics of existing churches are a hindrance to true faith and worship.” These groups among others including Mennonites and the Amish, the German Brethren, or Dunkards, and the Society of Friends, or Quakers all believed in nonviolence and simple worship based off reading in the Bible. Although upon their arrival to the United States …show more content…
Through their religious beliefs companies that continue to prosper today in the 21st century and cities that have been built upon or established with German influence. Their traditions and our American traditions are now closely related to one another. We also have them to thank for various types of foods that many believed to be American products and the multiple multinational corporations in the beer industry. All immigrants have had a hard time either trying to adapt to American culture or to stay true to their own; living in a constant state of trying to find the balance. All though every immigrant group had their reason for coming to live in America one thing they all have in common is looking to the hope of being able to start over and make a new life for themselves for the
Looking to the history of German immigrants during the the decade from 1845 to 1855, when more than a million Germans fled to the United States to escape economic hardship.Coming to America from a completely different country the immigrants brought not only what they could carry but what they could remember of their connection to their ancestry. Many common traditions we know today get overlooked and are assumed to be American but some popularized or introduced German traditions include the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, as well as the Easter Bunny. On a more serious note their main form of religion included being Roman Catholic and branched out into other religious beliefs that were carried on to America. In Germany a form of Protestantism that arose was known as “plain” churches or Anabaptists. Anabaptists were different from most of the protestant groups as with their beliefs an adult should be baptized as an adult instead of being baptized as a child in the Catholic faith. They also believed that “that knowledge of God must come from within oneself and that the rituals and politics of existing churches are a hindrance to true faith and worship.” These groups among others including Mennonites and the Amish, the German Brethren, or Dunkards, and the Society of Friends, or Quakers all believed in nonviolence and simple worship based off reading in the Bible. Although upon their arrival to the United States …show more content…
Through their religious beliefs companies that continue to prosper today in the 21st century and cities that have been built upon or established with German influence. Their traditions and our American traditions are now closely related to one another. We also have them to thank for various types of foods that many believed to be American products and the multiple multinational corporations in the beer industry. All immigrants have had a hard time either trying to adapt to American culture or to stay true to their own; living in a constant state of trying to find the balance. All though every immigrant group had their reason for coming to live in America one thing they all have in common is looking to the hope of being able to start over and make a new life for themselves for the