Pioneer settlers were sometimes pulled west because they wanted to make a better living. Others received letters from friends or family members who had moved west. These letters often told about a good life on the frontier. The biggest factor that pulled pioneers west was the opportunity to buy land.
Os colonos que vieram ao Novo Mundo não eram um grupo homogêneo, mas sim pertenciam à uma variedade de diferentes grupos sociais e religiosos, que instalaram-se em diferentes partes da costa leste dos Estados Unidos no Oceano Atlântic.o
