Dreissiger
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The term Dreissiger (Thirtiers) refers to liberal intellectuals who left Germany
and came to the United States
in the 1830s to escape political repression.
In a broader sense, it refers to immigrants from across Germany, and including members of every social and economic class, who emigrated to the USA during this period.
The failures of the French July Revolution
of 1832, the Hambacher Fest
of 1832 and the Frankfurter Wachensturm
of 1833 were followed by restrictions on press freedom and academic freedom.
Leaders including Paul Follenius and Friedrich Münch
organized the Giessen Emigration Society to help Germans move to a "new and free Germany in the great North American Republic."
The Dreissiger were generally more cautious than the later forty-eighters
, who emigrated to the USA after the failed European revolutions of 1848
.
The more liberal of the Dreissiger formed societies dedicated to supporting equality and justice, but the more conservative Catholic Germans were uncomfortable with this activism.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the 1830s to escape political repression.
In a broader sense, it refers to immigrants from across Germany, and including members of every social and economic class, who emigrated to the USA during this period.
The failures of the French July Revolution
July Revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...
of 1832, the Hambacher Fest
Hambacher Fest
The Hambacher Fest was a German national democratic festival—disguised as a non-political county fair—that was celebrated from 27 May to 30 May 1832 at Hambach Castle near Neustadt an der Weinstraße ....
of 1832 and the Frankfurter Wachensturm
Frankfurter Wachensturm
The Frankfurter Wachensturm on April 3rd 1833 was a failed attempt to start a revolution in Germany.-Events:...
of 1833 were followed by restrictions on press freedom and academic freedom.
Leaders including Paul Follenius and Friedrich Münch
Friedrich Münch
Friedrich Münch was a German-American Rationalist, winemaker, Missouri State Senator, and prolific author for German emigrants, beginning in the 1830s....
organized the Giessen Emigration Society to help Germans move to a "new and free Germany in the great North American Republic."
The Dreissiger were generally more cautious than the later forty-eighters
Forty-Eighters
The Forty-Eighters were Europeans who participated in or supported the revolutions of 1848 that swept Europe. In Germany, the Forty-Eighters favored unification of the German people, a more democratic government, and guarantees of human rights...
, who emigrated to the USA after the failed European revolutions of 1848
Revolutions of 1848
The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848. It was the first Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority, but within a year reactionary...
.
The more liberal of the Dreissiger formed societies dedicated to supporting equality and justice, but the more conservative Catholic Germans were uncomfortable with this activism.