The difference between german american and english american (Cleveland, Cincinnati: rated, deal)

[er5603an]

What is the difference between German-American and English-American. Why did the most southern white have English accentry and why did English choose to settle in the south. Also why did the most Midwest have German accenstry and why did German settle in the Midwest

[mental_complex]

One side Favor Tea and Biscuits.

The other Sausage and Potatoes.

[aquila]

I like all four! I guess that's because I'm part English and part German.

And part Italian and part Dutch.

And even 1/16th Cherokee Indian, too.

[Joe 4520832257]

I'm assuming this is in the Cincinnati Forum because Cincy has a large ethnic German population.

The answer is actually pretty simple. The South is not as much English as Scotch-Irish. Several hundred-thousand Irish protestants fled Ulster by the 1700s. They settled in the South - primarily Virginia and North Carolina - and their many offspring make up a good portion of white Southerners.

Around the same time, Germans immigrated primarily to Pennsylvania and upstate New York. However, around the time of the german states' unification (1848) a huge flood of German immigration hit America. By coincidence, the Midwest was one of the booming regions at the time. Therefore Germans settled in droves in the Midwest - particularly Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, etc.

Having family in both the South and Midwest, I have heritage from both of these immigrant groups, as do a tremendous number of white Americans.

[Wilson513]

Originally Posted by er5603an

What is the difference between German-American and English-American. Why did the most southern white have English accentry and why did English choose to settle in the south. Also why did the most Midwest have German accenstry and why did German settle in the Midwest

I wonder if maybe those early British emigrants seeking religious freedom form the Church of England hoped that one day they could become slave owners and they knew that only the south would tolerate slave ownership because of the hot weather and the absence of Indians.

I can't figure out why 20,000 Brits would go to Massachusetts in mid 1600's though. And, as for the Germans, when they came, there were only direct flights to the midwest.

[jlawrence01]

Thomas Sowell of Stanford has written several books on migration where he examines the migration of groups into the US (and worldwide).

[enlightened1]

Originally Posted by Joe 4520832257

I'm assuming this is in the Cincinnati Forum because Cincy has a large ethnic German population.

The answer is actually pretty simple. The South is not as much English as Scotch-Irish. Several hundred-thousand Irish protestants fled Ulster by the 1700s. They settled in the South - primarily Virginia and North Carolina - and their many offspring make up a good portion of white Southerners.

Around the same time, Germans immigrated primarily to Pennsylvania and upstate New York. However, around the time of the german states' unification (1848) a huge flood of German immigration hit America. By coincidence, the Midwest was one of the booming regions at the time. Therefore Germans settled in droves in the Midwest - particularly Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, etc.

Having family in both the South and Midwest, I have heritage from both of these immigrant groups, as do a tremendous number of white Americans.

I have actually read even though it was a southern city, allot of Germans settled in Savannah during 1848.

[Joe 4520832257]

I wouldn't be surprised. Germans did settle pretty much everywhere, it was just the midwest that saw such huge concentrations (i.e. often 40%+ of the population!). I believe Texas also gota good deal of German immigration.

To Wilson1010 ... I'm assuming your post was a joke? Anyway, just for everyone's reference, the South had a huge Indian population. Most of Ga. and Ten. were controlled by the Cherokee nation until Jackson forced them to Oklahoma.

[Wilson513]

Originally Posted by Joe 4520832257

I wouldn't be surprised. Germans did settle pretty much everywhere, it was just the midwest that saw such huge concentrations (i.e. often 40%+ of the population!). I believe Texas also gota good deal of German immigration.

To Wilson1010 ... I'm assuming your post was a joke? Anyway, just for everyone's reference, the South had a huge Indian population. Most of Ga. and Ten. were controlled by the Cherokee nation until Jackson forced them to Oklahoma.

The OP's original question was the joke. My response was sarcasm. And, I agree with your observation regarding the Indian population.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by Joe 4520832257

I wouldn't be surprised. Germans did settle pretty much everywhere, it was just the midwest that saw such huge concentrations (i.e. often 40%+ of the population!). I believe Texas also gota good deal of German immigration.

To Wilson1010 ... I'm assuming your post was a joke? Anyway, just for everyone's reference, the South had a huge Indian population. Most of Ga. and Ten. were controlled by the Cherokee nation until Jackson forced them to Oklahoma.

Many southerners today though have some Indian blood in them. Burt Reynolds, Megan Fox, and Heather Locklear for example.