Švedi v Ameriki

Swedish emigrants in North America fulfil the majority of the criteria, which define an ethnic group. They were connected by a common language, protestant religion, and appurtenance to identical social and cultural standards. They immigrated in serried groups. The Church was the first and the strongest connector and organiser of Swedes in America. They began immigrating to the U.S.A. in the middle of the 19th century. In 1910 “the Swedish America” reached its peak; as much as 60% of Swedish immigrants and their children spoke only Swedish.Švedski izseljenci v Severni Ameriki izpolnjujejo večino kriterijev, ki določajo etnično skupino. Povezoval jih je skupni jezik, protestantska vera, pripadnost istim družbenim in kulturnim normam. Priseljevali so se v strnjenih skupinah. Cerkev je bila prva in najmočnejši povezovalec in organizator Švedov v Ameriki. Priseljevati so se začeli sredi 19. stoletja. Leta 1910 je »švedska Amerika« dosegla svoj vrh in kar 60% švedskih priseljencev in njihovih otrok je govorilo le švedščino