Several centuries ago explorers travelled from Europe to North America and rediscovered North America; at this time they called the region 'The New World'. In the earlier years they established trading posts throughout this new world and engaged in trade with the natives of the different regions. Eventually many more Europeons arrived and settled in small towns and cities. Some were a part of the fur trade, while others worked in mines, sawmills ... or farmed the land.

In 1776 the colonists who lived in the southern part of this new land decided to break away from the control of England and establish their own nation; this new country was named the United States.

This new country had tremendous potential:
- the West and East coastlines contained some of the world's largest fishing stalks
- throughout this new country were incredibly vast resources of gold, silver, petroleum (eg oil), wild life, pure water, clean air, etc. etc.
- in the middle of the country were prairies that would soon be one the largest wheat production regions of the world
- it was one of the largest countries in the world
- there were huge forest reserves