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atholic or reformed Catholic. I knew that Jews weren't really allowed in most of Germany, which was the case for many years. But what I found interesting is that in Stettin, if you were Jewish you would have had to get special permits that were rarely given out, which would grant them one or two days in Stettin. These permits were for trading purposes only since Stettin was one of the most powerful ports and trade centers in Germany for many years.

Pomerania's culture and language, in the 1600's, consisted primarily of German, with little to no minorities. By the 1700's King Frederick William I had allowed immigration in to the capital in order to increase agricultural and military production. This opened up the ports which allowed Dutch, French, Sweden, Poland and other cultures to enter Pomerania. This helped the economy, but it also caused individual farmers to lose large portions of land because the land owners had forced them to share portions of their land which had decreased their individual production. I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing that my ancestors probably lost land during this time and this, along with variables, further convinced them that they had to leave Germany.

Stettin received a back breaking attack by the French, under the ruler Napoleon in 1808. I believe that this was what ultimately caused Frederick and Caroline to immigrate to the US. According to J, Ellis Barker, the author of 'The Foundations of Germany' which was published in 1918, Napoleon had complete control over the Prussian province, and it was said that he had over 200,000 men there. He also talked about how the people of Pomerania were forced to feed, lodge, clothe, and supply horses for these French soldiers. On May 9, 1809 Napoleon said, ' I have drawn out of Prussia 1,000,000,000 francs.' (The Foundations of Germany, J. Ellis Barker, pg 344) Francs were their currency at the time.?  J. Ellis Barker also wrote that when Napoleon and his men left, they left Prussia with a debt that was estimated to be in the billions. I am not completely sure this is why Frederick and Caroline left their homeland of Germany, but I can believe that Napoleons destructive stay in Prussia had something to do with their emigration to the United States.

My ancestors left Stettin, Germany in the 1800's. They, like most of the German population, gathered very little of what they owned and took ships from Stettin, Germany to Ellis Island, New York. The journey the to US was not simple. German farmers had to receive permission by their land owners in order to leave their land. They also needed to buy a ticket for the boat, which could get expensive. I can only imagine what kind of culture shock they had to go through. Most Germans that came to the US spoke only German, so the language barrier would have been very difficult and frustrating, along with the other social, cultural, and political differences.

Most Germans that came to the US were in search of fertile land and a new beginning, and the west was usually where they went. Since farming was what my ancestors knew best, they decided that it would be best to travel west in search of fertile land and new opportunities. Frederick and Caroline Schroeder settled in Reed City, Michigan, where they incorporated their European styles of farming with the started their own farm and raised t本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。