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  2. German Americans - Wikipedia

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    Questions of German American loyalty increased due to events like the German bombing of Black Tom island [98] and the U.S. entering World War I, many German Americans were arrested for refusing allegiance to the U.S. [99] War hysteria led to the removal of German names in public, names of things such as streets, [100] and businesses. [101]

  3. Forty-eighters - Wikipedia

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    There they helped define the distinct German culture of the neighbourhood, and in some cases also brought a rebellious nature with them from Germany. Cincinnati was the southern terminus of the Miami and Erie Canal , and large numbers of emigrants from modern Germany, beginning with the Forty-eighters, followed the canal north to settle ...

  4. Americans in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Great numbers of American soldiers were stationed in Germany after World War II. The Occupation statute of 1949 set regulations for the post-war time within Allied-occupied Germany. Numerous American military installations were established during this time, and eventually hundreds were in place, mainly in Southern Germany.

  5. German colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The Welsers transported German miners to the colony, as well as 4,000 African slaves as labour to work sugar cane plantations. Many of the German colonists died from tropical diseases, to which they had no immunity, or during frequent wars with Native Americans.

  6. Category:German-American history - Wikipedia

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    German American Heritage Center; German Americans in the American Civil War; German Church and Cemetery; German Emigration Center; German Life; German Presbyterian Church and Hortonville Cemetery; German prisoners of war in the United States; German Reform Movement (New York City, 1800s) German Village; German Village Historic District; German ...

  7. American ancestry - Wikipedia

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    In the 2014 American Community Survey, German Americans (14.4%), Irish Americans (10.4%), English Americans (7.6%), and Italian Americans (5.4%) were the four largest self-reported European ancestry groups in the United States, forming 37.8% of the total population. [44]

  8. Old Stock Americans - Wikipedia

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    Old Stock American (also known as Pioneer Stock, Founding Stock or Colonial Stock) is a colloquial name for Americans who are descended from the original settlers of the Thirteen Colonies. Historically, Old Stock Americans have been mainly Protestants from Northwestern Europe whose ancestors emigrated to British America in the 17th and 18th ...

  9. Category:American people of German descent - Wikipedia

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    This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of German ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Wikimedia Commons has media related to American people of German descent .