Steamships were taking millions of Germans to the United States. Why? — German Emigration to the USA, Part Two: My Grandpa’s Side Do you have ancestors who came over from Germany? How many people of German ancestry do you know? For me, the answers are “yes,” and “too many to count.” Between 1800 and 1919, more than 7 million Germans immigrated to the United States. Today, descendants of those immigrants make up…