What was the first reason people wanted to come to America?

Colonists came to America because they wanted political liberty. They wanted religious freedom and economic opportunity. The United States is a country where individual rights and self-government are important.

What shocked foreigners about America?

12 things that surprise foreigners when they visit the US

• Customers can return almost anything they buy.
• Americans have a strong sense of patriotism.
• The US is a pretty clean country.
• Healthcare is expensive and necessary.
• Cabs aren’t cheap.
• People who work in customer service are actually helpful.

What was the journey to America like for immigrants?

The top two decks carried the immigrants and although they had more space, the journey was still unpleasant. It was very dark in the lower deck and their was also a shortage of fresh air. Whereas those on the upper-deck had to contend with the stench rising constantly from below.

When did the first settlers come to America?

Here we read from the journal of the colony’s longtime governor, William Bradford, of the colonists’ hard first year after landing in November 1620 to the first harvest in autumn 1621….

–	Spanish: Columbus’s first settlement in the New World, 1493 (PDF)
–	English: The first months of the Jamestown colony, 1607 (PDF)

What are the American values?

American Values and Assumptions

• Individualism.
• Equality.
• Informality.
• The Future, Change, and Progress.
• Achievement, Action, Work, and Materialism.
• Directness and Assertiveness.
• Time.

What are things that are only in America?

16 Things You’ll Only Find in America

• An obsession with college sports. In most countries, the general public doesn’t take interest in the extracurricular activities of college students.
• Excessive patriotism.
• Spray cheese.
• White bread.
• Pets as children.
• Indulgent food combos.
• Confusing coins.
• American Black Friday.

What was urban life like for most city residents?

What was urban life like for most city residents? Urban dwellers faced the problem of overcrowding, due to rapid growth and tenements, or subdivided homes, that many immigrants lived in.