Iowa Ethnic Groups: Difference between revisions

The Amish or sometimes known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Mennonite Mennonite Amish], originally came from three countries, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_%28region%29 Palatinate] region of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace Alsace] now in France, and German speaking Switzerland. This group of Amish and Mennonite immigrants came to Pennsylvania with the Palatine groups in the 18th century. They spoke [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_German_language Pennsylvania German] commonly known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch].

The Amish are a subgroup from the Mennonites. <ref> [http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-amish-and-mennonite/ The Difference between Amish and Mennonites] </ref> After arriving in Pennsylvania the immigrants split into different settlements in Iowa among other states.

====Mennonites====