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They spoke a dialect of West Central German (and a few still do, within their communities). The "Pennsylvania Dutch" were Germans from the Palatinate and western Switzerland. The English colonists began calling them "Pennsylvania Dutch" because the word for German (in German) is "Deutcsh".
While is it true that many of them came down the Rhine from the Palatinate and boarded ships from Amsterdam, they were not from Holland and they did not speak Dutch.
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What were the Germans in Pennsylvania called because the settlers couldn't pronounce Deutsch?
Dutch.
Who are the Pennsylvania Dutch?
The people called "Pennsylvania Dutch" were settlers from Germany that set up homesteads in eastern and central Pennsylvania. The word for German is Deutsch, so when people asked them were they were from, the English heard 'Dutch' and assumed they were from Holland, e.g. English speaking folks thought they said "Dutch".
Was the colony with the highest percentage of non-british settlers?
I am going to take an educated guess here and it would be Pennsylvania. They had a large population of Germans or Pennsylvania "Dutch".
Why are Amish called 'Pennsylvania Dutch'?
Amish people speak Pennsylvania German, but they are not called Pennsylvania German. Pennsylvania dutch are actually just any people of German descent who settled in Pennsylvania. When the Germans came to Pennsylvania, people thought they were saying "dutch" when they were actually saying "deutch" which means German.
What was the colony with the highest percentage of non-british settlers?
I am going to take an educated guess here and it would be Pennsylvania. They had a large population of Germans or Pennsylvania "Dutch".
Where did the first European settlers in Pennsylvania come from?
== == The Pennsylvania Dutch settlers came from the Southwestern part of what is now Germany and Northern Switzerland. During the 17th century they fled Europe because they (being Anabaptist) were persecuted.
Which group of people helped found Pennsylvania?
The Dutch. They were the earliest settlers and founded present-day New York.
What has the author Jane Howard Dein written?
Jane Howard Dein has written: 'Pennsylvania-German settlers in Nebraska' -- subject(s): Biography, Genealogy, Pennsylvania Dutch
Do people from Pennsylvania speak English?
Most people from Pennsylvania speak English as its a state in the United States of America, whose national language is English, though unofficial. There are members of Amish and Mennonite sects, known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, who speak German as a first language.
What middle colonies had Dutch and English settlers?
it was either new York, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey. happy learning
Can Amish people speak English?
Yes. Their first language is Pennsylvania Dutch- (a dialect of German). They speak only this language until they get to be around six at the time they start school. Then they begin to learn English.
What was the difference between the settlers of Pennsylvania and the settlers of Rhode Ilsand?
The settlers in pennsylvania had more rights of religious tolerance then the settlers in Rhode Island
