Title: German Americans - Wikipedia
Headings: German Americans
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German Americans
Contents
History
Colonial era
Palatines
Louisiana
Southeast
New England
Pennsylvania
American Revolution
19th century
Jewish Germans
Northeastern cities
Cities of the Midwest
Deep South
Texas
Germans from Russia
Civil War
Farmers
Politics
World Wars
Intellectuals
World War I anti-German sentiment
World War II
Contemporary period
Demographics
By state totals
By percentage of total population
German-American communities
Communities with highest percentages of people of German ancestry
Large communities with high percentages of people of German ancestry
Communities with the most residents born in Germany
Culture
Music
Turners
Media
Athletics
Religion
Language
Assimilation
The apparent disappearance of German American identity
Factors making German Americans susceptible to assimilation
Persistence of German language
German-American influence
Education
Notable people
German-American presidents
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
Historiography
Primary sources
In German
External links
German-American history and culture
German-American organizations
Local German-American history and culture

Content: German-American societies abound, as do celebrations that are held throughout the country to celebrate German heritage of which the German-American Steuben Parade in New York City is one of the most well-known and is held every third Saturday in September. Oktoberfest celebrations and the German-American Day are popular festivities. There are major annual events in cities with German heritage including Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, San Antonio and St. Louis . Contents
1 History
1.1 Colonial era
1.1.1 Palatines
1.1.2 Louisiana
1.1.3 Southeast
1.1.4 New England
1.1.5 Pennsylvania
1.2 American Revolution
1.3 19th century
1.3.1 Jewish Germans
1.3.2 Northeastern cities
1.3.3 Cities of the Midwest
1.3.4 Deep South
1.3.5 Texas
1.3.6 Germans from Russia
1.3.7 Civil War
1.3.8 Farmers
1.3.9 Politics
1.4 World Wars
1.4.1 Intellectuals
1.4.2 World War I anti-German sentiment
1.4.3 World War II
1.5 Contemporary period
2 Demographics
2.1 By state totals
2.2 By percentage of total population
2.3 German-American communities
2.3.1 Communities with highest percentages of people of German ancestry
2.3.2 Large communities with high percentages of people of German ancestry
2.3.3 Communities with the most residents born in Germany
3 Culture
3.1 Music
3.2 Turners
3.3 Media
3.4 Athletics
3.5 Religion
3.6 Language
4 Assimilation
4.1 The apparent disappearance of German American identity
4.2 Factors making German Americans susceptible to assimilation
4.3 Persistence of German language
5 German-American influence
6 Education
7 Notable people
7.1 German-American presidents
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 Further reading
11.1 Historiography
11.2 Primary sources
11.3 In German
12 External links
12.1 German-American history and culture
12.2 German-American organizations
12.3 Local German-American history and culture
History
The Germans included many quite distinct subgroups with differing religious and cultural values. Lutherans and Catholics typically opposed Yankee moralizing programs such as the prohibition of beer, and favored paternalistic families with the husband deciding the family position on public affairs. They generally opposed women's suffrage but this was used as argument in favor of suffrage when German Americans became pariahs during World War I. On the other hand, there were Protestant groups who emerged from European pietism such as the German Methodist and United Brethren; they more closely resembled the Yankee Methodists in their moralism. Colonial era
The first English settlers arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, and were accompanied by the first German American, Dr. Johannes Fleischer. He was followed in 1608 by five glassmakers and three carpenters or house builders. The first permanent German settlement in what became the United States was Germantown, Pennsylvania, founded near Philadelphia on October 6, 1683.