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Iowa Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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The principal groups that came to Iowa from the early 1800s to the early 1900s were: | The principal groups that came to Iowa from the early 1800s to the early 1900s were: | ||
1788-1810: | 1788-1810: The first European settlers in Iowa were French-Canadians, who worked in the lead mines near present-day Dubuque. | ||
1833–50: | 1833–50: The Black Hawk Treaty of 1833 opened most of Iowa to white settlement. Southern Iowa immigration began as the American government negotiated treaties extinguishing the remaining Indian claims. Settlers came from other states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee. Northern Iowa immigration came primarily from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Middle Atlantic and New England states. | ||
1850–60: | 1850–60: The population of Iowa nearly tripled. Ohio and Indiana contributed more settlers than all other states and immigration from Europe increased. Among the many German immigrants were the Amana colonists, who settled in Iowa in 1855 after having first lived near Buffalo, New York. Many immigrants arrived from Britain and Ireland. | ||
Late 1800s: | Late 1800s: Many Scandinavians immigrated. | ||
Early 1900s: | Early 1900s: Small groups of Austro-Hungarians and Italians arrived. | ||
=== Routes to Iowa === | === Routes to Iowa === | ||
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For detailed information about federal immigration sources, including Canadian border-crossing records, see the United States Research Outline (30972). | For detailed information about federal immigration sources, including Canadian border-crossing records, see the United States Research Outline (30972). | ||
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