Bibliography

Adams, Willi Paul. Declaration. 8 January 2002. 15 November 2008 <http://chnm.gmu.edu/declaration/adams2.html>.

This was a credible source because it was from a George Mason University website. This provided the newspaper article to show what a German newspaper looked like. It described a translated into German version of the Declaration of Independence.

Bade, Klaus J. "f." JStor (Central European History, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Dec., 1980), pp. 348-377 ): pp. 348-377

This article talks about German migration. The article also gives you many statistics about German migration. It had a lot of visuals and facts that gave a well-rounded description fo German migration. It also came from a George Mason University Library database, which makes it a credible source.

Blazek, Lynn. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. 25 November 2004. 15 November 2008 <http://immigrantships.net/v7/1800v7/rugia18840515_01.html>.

This source provides the names of each immigrant on each ship that left for America in the 19^th century. It provides each immigrants name, family members' names, occupations, hometown name, and number of luggage for each person. With the information it provided, it proved that there was a large percentage of German immigration. It is a credible source because it looks like a professional site, and it provided all of the copyright information in very fine detail.

"Editorial Article 1 -- No Title. " The Washington Post (1877-1954) [Washington, D.C.] 26 Mar. 1882,2. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877 - 1992). ProQuest. George Mason University Library, Fairfax, VA 14 Nov. 2008 http://www.proquest.com/

The article is from a George Mason University Library database, which shows that it is a credible source. It is a newspaper article from 1882, which also makes it a primary source. It mentions a couple of points about German immigration, and why the immigrants came over to America.

"Ellis Island Photo Album." 2000. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. . 15 November 2008 <http://www.ellisisland.org/photoalbums/ellis_island_album107.asp>.

This photo provided a very descriptive visual of what immigrants went through when on the ship to America. It not only showed facial expressions, but physical descriptions as well. It is from the official Ellis Island website, which makes it a credible source.

Immigration. 28 March 2002. 15 November 2008 <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/alt/resources2.html>.

This source is a governmental website that provides a large amount of information about immigration. It gives the history of German migration from the start of German migration. To help the reader fully understand immigration, it gives information about life in Germany before the immigrants migrated, and after they moved to America. As previously said, it is a governmental website, which makes it a credible source.

Luebke, Frederick C. Germans in the New World. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illiniois, 1990.

This book was from the Fenwick Library at George Mason University. It provided many facts about migration from Germany and Brazil. It was very helpful because the book provided a few graphs with detailed information.