what nationality were the pennsylvania dutch?
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Most Pennsylvania dutch were German.
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Yoi! I was born and raised in Pa. I bleed black and gold.\n\nCongrats to the "Pittsborgh Stellers!"
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Here is a website that contains all of the information that you will need to know.\n\nwww.mcandl.com/pennsylvania.html
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Lenape and New Netherland: Prehistory:1613-1664\nMain article: History of New York City (prehistory-1664)\nPrehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. The area was long inhabited by the Lenape; Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor, in 1524. Giovanni da Verrazzano named this place New Angoulême in the honor of the French king Francis I. European settlement began with the founding of the Dutch fur trading settlement in Lower Manhattan in 1613 later called New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) in the southern tip of Manhattan in 1624. Later in 1626, Peter Minuit established a long tradition of shrewd real estate investing when he purchased Manhattan Island and Staten Island from native people in exchange for trade goods. (Legend, now long disproved, has it that the island was purchased for $24 worth of glass beads.) Minuit's settlement was also a haven for Huguenots seeking religious liberty.\n\nIn 1640, Peter Stuyvesant was appointed governor, and ruled as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He curtailed the city's religious freedoms and closed all of the city's taverns. The colony was granted self-government in 1652. In 1664, the British conquered the area and renamed it New York. The Dutch regained it in August 1673, renaming the city "New Orange", before ceding New Netherland permanently to the English for what is now Surinam in November 1674.\n\nSee also: New Amsterdam \n\n[edit] British and Revolution: 1665-1783\nMain article: History of New York City (1665-1783)\nThis period began with the establishment of English rule over formerly Dutch New Amsterdam and New Netherland. As the newly renamed City of New York and surrounding areas developed, there was a growing independent feeling among some, but the area was decidedly split in its loyalties. The site of modern Greater New York City was the theatre of the New York Campaign, a series of major battles in the early American Revolutionary War. After early success in that campaign the city became the British political and military center of operations in North America for the remainder of the war. Nathan Hale was hanged in Manhattan after the Battle of Long Island. In addition, the British began to hold the majority of captured American prisoners of war aboard prison ships in Wallabout Bay, across the East River in Brooklyn. More Americans lost their lives from neglect aboard the prison ships than died in every battle of the war, combined. New York was greatly damaged twice by fires of dubious origin during the British occupation that followed the Battle of Brooklyn at the start of the American Revolutionary War. The occupation lasted until November 25, 1783. George Washington returned to the city that same November 25th as the last British forces left the United States. For about a century afterward the day was widely celebrated locally as "Evacuation Day". The Continental Congress met in New York City under the Articles of Confederation.\n\nCity of New York\nPopulation by year [1] \n1790 33,131 \n1800 60,515 \n1810 96,373 \n1820 123,706 \n1830 202,589 \n1840 312,710 \n1850 515,547 \n1860 813,669 \n1870 942,292 \n1880 1,206,299 \n1890 1,515,301 \n1900 3,437,202 \n1910 4,766,883 \n1920 5,620,048 \n1930 6,930,446 \n1940 7,454,995 \n1950 7,891,957 \n1960 7,781,984 \n1970 7,894,862 \n1980 7,071,639 \n1990 7,322,564 \n2000 8,008,278 \nIncluding the "outer\nboroughs" before the\n1898 consolidation \n1790 49,000 \n1800 79,200 \n1830 242,300 \n1850 696,100 \n1880 1,912,000 \n\n[edit] Federal and early American: 1784-1854\nMain article: History of New York City (1784-1854)\nNew York City became the first capital of the newly formed United States on September 13, 1788 under the U.S. Constitutional Convention. On April 30, 1789 the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated at Federal Ha
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My bf is Japanese (and born there, too). I'm Dutch & Irish, born in PA. We've been together 2 months
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The Netherlands (Holland)
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William Penn  founded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame of Government served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. Ahead of his time, Penn also published a plan for a United States of Europe, "European Dyet, Parliament or Estates. Before moving to America, Penn owned ironworks in the Kent village of Hawkhurst.
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To answer your question... yes... Delaware was a slave colony... it had been since it's earlier roots as a Dutch Colony... \nThe Dutch were the first to colonize Delaware by establishing a trading post in 1631.  Though the first settlement was destroyed during a clash with local Native Americans the Dutch continued to hold Delaware by deriving new forts in 1638 (Fort Christina) and 1651 (new castle) and then in 1655 the Dutch took over the entire trading colony under the leadership of Peter Stuyvasant incorperating it into the Dutch "New Netherlands"...\n\nSlavery in Delaware?\nMany of the people in Delaware came from Maryland and Virginia which were experiencing a Population boom. The Cash Crop of the region was Tobacco (which was entirely dependant on Slave Labor).  At the end of the colonial period Slavery in Delaware started to decline due to Agricultural Changes, Religious beliefs (quakers and Methodists) and Governmental Restrictions.  In fact by 1860 there were only about 1,800 Slaves in the State of Delaware (with a population of approx. 90,000 people and 20,000 of them were freed slaves). John Dickensen (the largest slave owner with 37 slaves) freed his slaves in 1777. \nDelaware did not suceed during the civil war.  Voting to stay a part of the Union on January 3rd, 1861.  Though the state remained part of the Union many of the citizen left the state to go fight in the Confederacy in states such as Virginia. \nTwo months before the Civil War ended. (February 18, 1865) Delaware voted against the 13th Amendment  and thus unsuccessfully tried to continue slavery past the civil war... \nIt wasn't until 1901 that Delaware ratified the 13th Amendment (a full 40 Years after Lincoln's Emancipation Aproclomation).
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George Washington!  He was a tobacco farmer and also the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.\n\nHe had teeth made of ivory too.
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I'm not sure what you mean by real indians. I don't know much about the area today, but\n there is alot of native history in PA, and I think the area you are talking about was seneca land.\n\n Since I'm not sure what you mean by real indians, because your definition can vary from others... I'm assuming you mean "enrolled/recognized" indians and that cannot be answered by myself as I do not live there.  Otherwise there is probably lots of people who have native ancestry living there.
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I believe Kutztown State University\n(Kutztown, Pensylvania) may have what you're looking for.\nIt's a fine college set in the Pennsylvania Dutch country.\nYou can find them here;\nhttp://www.kutztown.edu/\n\nAlso, give this a try;\nThe University Of Wisconsin - Madison\nhttp://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/german/dutch/\n\n\nGood Luck!
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heh heh...Pennsyltucky...heh heh\ndo YOU know what Santorum IS?
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Upstate N.Y. \n\nbut also parts of Pennsylvania, Ontario and Quebec\n\nThe five nations were made up of Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas and Senecas. A sixth tribe the Tuscarora joined later.
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my mom is jamaican she comes from kingston i guess that makes me jama-mican jamaican/american  the real yardys  of her family call me yankee red head picknee lol.
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My son was born in Poland. His mother is polish, I'm Dutch. The time his mother and I were married we raised him bilingual. He know speaks both languages fluently, so he can understand both sides of the family. I think it's important to keep connected with your roots this way (too)
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I don't know why.  You have a good point. I usually state that I am a New Yorker.  If I answer a question and they ask if I am an American I will answer yes but I always state that I am a New Yorker.  My g/f is from Holland.  My family has a tendency to state shes European.  No she's Dutch first. Europe is a big place.  Just as America is.  Need to be more specific in my opinion. People have been known to generalize.  And I for one dont like to be generalized so I help clarify where I am from.
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Most of my ancestors came here from Switzerland.They came here because they were being persecuted in their country because of their religion.One of my ancestors actually had his tongue cut out because he was preaching a religion not allowed.They were Mennonites.