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A 10 page research paper that examine the ethnic heritage afforded by Minnesota by its various waves of immigrants. The writer looks specifically at Germans, Norwegians, and Swedes, discussing their holidays and customs and focusing on their individual cuisine. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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drawn to Minnesota more than any other of the pioneer states (Minnesota: A State Guide). The reasons for this were varied, but they largely consisted of cheap, rich farm land
and "Yankee kings of industry" pushed the idea of settling in the Minnesota Territory through northern Europe via thousands of "pamphlets vaulting the regions unique opportunities" (Minnesota: A State Guide).
Germans formed the largest demographic group and were instrumental in settling the northeastern section of the state, known as the "Iron Range," as well as other sections of the
state. They constructed successful farms along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers (Immigrants, Population Growth). Norwegians constitute the second largest single group of immigrants to Minnesota in the nineteenth century, and
they generally settled as farmers in the southeastern counties of the state and the Red River Valley (Immigrants, Population Growth). The Swedes also pursued farming, but tended to choose to
locate along the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers (Immigrants, Population Growth). The Norwegian, Swedish and Danish immigrants to Minnesota gave the region a distinctly Scandinavian flavor that persists, to a
certain extent, to this day. German culture and cuisine During the nineteenth century, the section of Europe that is now regarded as "Germany" consisted of several smaller German states,
each controlled by its on nobility, and a united German state did not emerge until the 1870s. Therefore, it is problematic to define which immigrants coming to America can be
properly labeled as "German," as these Germanic peoples came from what is today "Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Bohemia," as well as parts of "Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia" (German
Immigration). Nevertheless, many Germanic peoples chose to settle in the Minnesota Territory, which actively recruited new settlers through its department of emigration. Minnesota advertised through "pamphlets, immigrant newspaper, and persuasive
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