German Colonies in Early America
In 1608, there is a great historical event happened on the American land: the first Germans arrived at Jamestown from far away Europe by ship. For the latter hundreds of years, the German settlers continues to built their colonization on this land. Nowadays, in modern American lives, we could still found the German characteristic. We wonder that for the several hundred years the process of German settlers finding better ways to adapt the environment. What changes they have made? What things they remained as they're identified traits? To introduce the early German colonial culture in American, it is important to talk about the 3 aspects of it: architecture, economics and food. The early architecture style of German settlers has distinguished character for adapting the environment. There are two kinds of the typical German colony’s house. First, the German who first arrived in the harbor of some cities like New York City and Pennsylvania, generally built their house with stones. This kind of houses shared common features: “Two-feet thick walls made with sandstone and exposed half-timbering” (Craven). They took good advantage of the local abundant resource like sand stone and timber to recreate their building style …show more content…
Nowadays, the origins of countless American dishes are German dishes, such as egg noodles, sausages and cured meats. Their German names may not be remaining and are already mixed with local style. Famous German Beer has been welcomed by the local American people. At an early period of arriving in America, “they remained their frugal living style in meals and dresses” (Essman). For instance, about choosing alcohol for cooking, they preferred the cheaper cider instead of whiskey and rum. They used to suffer the economy crisis in German before migration, so they were cautious about the living
In 1608, there is a great historical event happened on the American land: the first Germans arrived at Jamestown from far away Europe by ship. For the latter hundreds of years, the German settlers continues to built their colonization on this land. Nowadays, in modern American lives, we could still found the German characteristic. We wonder that for the several hundred years the process of German settlers finding better ways to adapt the environment. What changes they have made? What things they remained as they're identified traits? To introduce the early German colonial culture in American, it is important to talk about the 3 aspects of it: architecture, economics and food. The early architecture style of German settlers has distinguished character for adapting the environment. There are two kinds of the typical German colony’s house. First, the German who first arrived in the harbor of some cities like New York City and Pennsylvania, generally built their house with stones. This kind of houses shared common features: “Two-feet thick walls made with sandstone and exposed half-timbering” (Craven). They took good advantage of the local abundant resource like sand stone and timber to recreate their building style …show more content…
Nowadays, the origins of countless American dishes are German dishes, such as egg noodles, sausages and cured meats. Their German names may not be remaining and are already mixed with local style. Famous German Beer has been welcomed by the local American people. At an early period of arriving in America, “they remained their frugal living style in meals and dresses” (Essman). For instance, about choosing alcohol for cooking, they preferred the cheaper cider instead of whiskey and rum. They used to suffer the economy crisis in German before migration, so they were cautious about the living