Our culture is regional, so it is difficult to lump it all together. Some stuff came from people who settled here or came here, but it melded together to make something unique. Appalachian music morphed into country music, then country western as we expanded across the continent, a communal spirit developed and grown around churches, barn raising, shape note singing, gospel music, jazz, the musical!, innovations in engineering, untouched by the rest of the world, the "church green" in almost every single New England town. Furniture making, Agricultural practices , both home spun and educational, so productive students come from all over the world to attend our Universitys of Agriculture, Our American artists from the Hudson School of Painting to Andrew Wyeth, our regional foods. America is and always will be a tapestry of many people from many places, but it is unique. Our continent from sea to shining sea, is beautiful. You can go deep sea fishing off the Keys in Florida, or off the coast of New England, without changing currencies or value of it. We used to be on top of the world with manufacturing, but got sold out to the lowest bidder. And we all eat hot dogs on Fourth of July after watching the parade, cheering to American music of John Phillip Sousa. Apple Pie!