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Commonwealth Museum   Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin
Commonwealth Museum Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin

German Immigration

German Immigration In the mid 1800s, about five million Germans immigrated to the United States. For the most part, they did not settle in Massachusetts; they settled in the midwest, in places like St. Louis. German Catholics were also opposed by the national Know-Nothing movement.

- German Immigration

German Immigration
In the mid 1800s, about five million Germans immigrated to the United States. For the most part, they did not settle in Massachusetts; they settled in the midwest, in places like St. Louis. German Catholics were also opposed by the national Know-Nothing movement.