A because besides the US felt close to the British since there ancestors and language, when Germany swept across Belgium it made the Americans feel sympathetic towards the allied powers.
A lot of historians have had an important role in the history of... historiography. We usually associate the birth of history with the work of Herodotus in the 5th century BC. He devoted his time to document stories about the old days and habits of the various people he visited. Other historians like Thucydides during the Peloponnesian war took a more scientific approach. Instead of documenting tales and anything of interest, he only documented facts that he could verify himself; some other parts he specifically mentioned that he could not verify them. In a sense he can be called the father of the science of history since until then verification of historical work was not being emphasized. Other historians, like Xenophon and Tacitus followed in his footsteps.
Enslaved Field Hands
Enslaved House Servants{indentured servants}
Gentry{wealthy class}
Merchants
They most likely thought that it was nonsense because they had to leave in order for them to get the land. Not only that, but they hated the settlers because of it and many fights were made from that.