In his letter, Crèvecoeur defines what an American is: “The American man is a new man, who acts upon new principles…”  From this, we know that he believes an American is someone who is free to act on their own and form their own decisions and choices. He states this at the end of his letter saying, “Involuntary idleness, servile dependence, penury, and useless labour, he has passed to toils of a very different nature, rewarded by ample subsistence. This is an American.” Throughout this letter, he compares England to America and explains why they wanted to come here: “Ubi panis ibi patria” “Where there is bread, there is the homeland.” He explains they found a home in America when they couldn't in Europe. America is a place for all individuals from all nations to come and melt into one race, meaning that they should all come together to make men with sets of values, those “who labor and prosperity will one day cause great change in the world.” He claims they were here to triumph, where people shared the same belief and worked towards the same goal: to make something of their lives and prosper.