In South America, there are many corrupt governments and violent gangs. The governments were put there by the Soviets or Americans. It was the Cold War (which was about influence) and so they put many governments in charge. This lead to mass immigration to the U.S were life was easier and Texas just so happened to have the largest border with Mexico than any other state.
I think it’s Made European nations compete fiercely for colonies.
There were more than two dozen Native American groups living in the southeast region, loosely defined as spreading from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. These groups included the Chickasaw (CHIK-uh-saw), Choctaw (CHAWK-taw), Creek (CREEK), Cherokee (CHAIR-oh-kee), and Seminole (SEH-min-ohl)