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*Beginning about 1830, many settlers came from '''Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York'''. Eventually, settlers from the middle Atlantic states and Ohio outnumbered those from the Southern slave states. | *Beginning about 1830, many settlers came from '''Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York'''. Eventually, settlers from the middle Atlantic states and Ohio outnumbered those from the Southern slave states. | ||
*Indiana did not attract as many overseas immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century as other Midwestern states. Over half of those who came to Indiana directly from overseas were of '''German''' origin, with the '''Irish''' a distant second. Most of the present Indiana population is of '''English, Scottish, Irish, or German descent'''. | *Indiana did not attract as many overseas immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century as other Midwestern states. Over half of those who came to Indiana directly from overseas were of '''German''' origin, with the '''Irish''' a distant second. Most of the present Indiana population is of '''English, Scottish, Irish, or German descent'''. | ||
*Around 1900, East Chicago, Gary, and South Bend attracted Polish and other eastern and southern European immigrants. | *Around 1900, East Chicago, Gary, and South Bend attracted '''Polish and other eastern and southern European immigrants.''' | ||