AMH 2020 Study Guide - Molasses Act, Indentured Servant, Triangular Trade
17 Nov 2013
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By 1775, a few had settled in tennessee and. 1775): the germans were mostly protestant (usually lutheran), they were called pennsylvania dutch a perversion of. Deutsch or german. : scots-irish made up 7% of the population (175,000 in number), back across the ocean, these strong-willed folks had been transplanted into northern ireland. But, they banged heads with the catholic irish there and never felt at home. So, they emigrated to america: they typically moved inland in america up to the appalachian foothills. They squatted on the land and bickered with indians and whites over ownership: the paxton boys led a march/revolt in 1764. Dutch, swedes, jews, irish, the swiss, or scots-highlanders: even early on, the americans were taking on a mosaic of races and ethnicities. Some of them were actually unfortunate victims of britain s unfair laws and did become respectable citizens.
