Brief introduction of German-Americans

German-Americans generally refer to immigrants from the German nation. For more than 300 years, Germany has been the largest refugee exporter in Europe due to frequent wars and difficult life. It is reported that Germans currently account for about 17% of Americans. The first German immigrants landed in new york and Pennsylvania around 1680. Since then, about 8 million German immigrants have settled in North America. Until the19th century, a large number of German immigrants came to America. The largest number of immigrants occurred in the period of 1840- 1900. Since then, the number of Germans has surpassed that of Irish and British.