The Declaration of Independence changed the image of America forever. The New-comers wanted to came and experience the diversity it offered, the unique freedom of life they yet to experience in Europe. It was like a breath of fresh air. However it was also an expensive one. The land was beautiful but less and less available, it became scarce in some of the regions, not surprisingly the fights and skirmishes over the most lucrative pieces were on daily basis. The territories between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River were finally granted to America due to Treaty of Paris in 1783. The landscape was stunning, the nature hostile, the land had its price. Notwithstanding the odds people wanted to settle in. Armed with axes, guns and plenty of self-confidence they raided the mountains to make a new start, to give onset to their farms, and small towns which expressed their unique personality and exceptional difference. What made them so eager to try? The wilderness, I...