Belgium

Most Belgians immigrated between 1840 and 1900. Times were rough and a war was going on - they needed to move. During the time of 1847 to 1849 there were diseases spread and many immigrants from Belgium came to America. Also many Belgian people came to America for better financal buisness and for better lives for their families.
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The first major [|settlement] of the Belgians in Wisconsin is in Champion. It's in Southern door ( the penninsula). They were just settled in - log cabins staying up, fires burning, fresh food, lots of people, until a forest fire struck which made them change style of houses. They're now red brick with plank roofs.

Rules for Rulers: There was one Belgian ruler named Leapold ll. He was famous for making Congo look bad. He wanted rubber and to get that, he had to make Congo natives into slaves. He stopped when other European countries stopped him and Belgium.

One of the first problems the immigrants faced was being sad that they had to leave their families and friends behind. They had to come to the United States alone or with just their family. Another problem that came from this was the language. Immigrants did not speak English or did not speak English very good. They mainly spoke FRENCH DUTCH AND GERMAN. Meeting new people was harder. One problem Belgium immigrants had was that a wildfire destroyed their community. Their houses burned down and they had to rebuild their house on the Door Peninsula, out of red brick, just like they used in Belgium.  The immigrants had money problems. They often worked in low paying jobs which made life hard. The less money they had also made it hard to get health care. The immigrants did not go to the doctor very much.

Fun fact: Tony Parker, the basketball star for the __//San Antonio Spurs,//__ was born in Belgium. Belgians influenced America by bringing the following: Belgian waffles A.K.A waffles. They are one of the, maybe the most popular breakfast item today. All of you know the company Eggos right? They got the recipe from Belgium. Belgian chocolate. Made from the Coco Plant. The Belgians are very proud to have a recipe of Belgian Waffles:1c+2tbsp of self-rising flour 3tbsp of sugar 1c of milk 2eggs seperated 1/2c of melted butter 1tsp of vanilla

**Works Cited**

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Kollross, Nancy. __wisconsin immigrants__. Madison: State historical site of Wisconsin, 1970.

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