Title: Contributions Made by German Immigrants in the U.S. During the 1840s & 1850s | The Classroom
Headings: Contributions Made by German Immigrants in the U.S. During the 1840s & 1850s
Contributions Made by German Immigrants in the U.S. During the 1840s & 1850s
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Content: Others were craftsmen such as furniture-makers, brewers, metalworkers and engineers. Many of these craftsmen joined the growing urban factories, to which they introduced their craft guild tradition. This tradition soon evolved into trade unions, and from there the labor union movement emerged, reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th century. Politics
Many Germans who immigrated in the 1850s did so as a result of the failed democratic revolutions of 1830 and 1848 in Vienna, Berlin and much of southwest Germany. They carried their political aspirations to America, where they formed a significant voting bloc, and introduced political ideologies such as anarchism and socialism to their new communities. Many of these political ideals would be influential to labor unions in the coming decades. German immigrants also went on to serve in politics. After Carl Schurz participated in the failed 1848 political uprisings, he moved to Wisconsin and became a popular political speaker known for his anti-slavery views. Schurz helped rally the German vote for President Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and later served as a Union general, Spanish ambassador, U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior. Education
Many Germans who emigrated in the 1840s and 1850s were well-educated, particularly in comparison to the average American.