German AmericanLiz Murphy

History of German Americans

• before departing from England they agreed to be subjected to the English government, while in return they will get “enjoyment of their rights and freedoms”

• Many German Americans came over as Protestants in the 1800th century

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• Many settled in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and the Midwest

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• While they first settled they built communities that were strong hierarchical controlled

• Also had freedom of religion and freedom to trade

Citizenship Rights

• German Americans had to fight for a sense of belonging, due to language and culture

• They were not denied their rights when it came to government. They had freedom to be republican or democrat

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• They fought for very little government involvement. This led to leaving African Americans rights out of the picture.

Obstacles and Issues German Americans are currently facing

• - In our textbook it states “White people have difficulty accepting they have a race and therefore are threatened by groups who have no such difficulties”. Personally speaking I would say this statement is very true because I feel like some of the oppressed groups, if not all, all have awareness on their race and culture.

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• I think a major problem with white people and the problems they face on others is because of their denial. With this denial causes a domino effect upon other oppressed groups and meanwhile lets the “white man” live free.

• -One of the main obstacles German Americans face today is not knowing their culture. With that they don’t understand themselves and how they affect society and are therefore oblivious to other people around them.

Contributions

John Peter Altgeld was the governor of Illinois who advocated for people in jail and the poor Americans

Contributions

Emile Berliner invented such things like the disk record and the telephone microphone