The Scots and Irish would suggest they had a hand in it too
This gets to the crux of the issues we are having today. Too many including some on the right accept that our culture, heritage and race are evil and not worth consideration. The left has been successful to this point in decoupling our ancestors from the ideas that helped to make us who we are. Our nation has always been about more than just the ideas. Our founders knew this and made mention of their posterity. If we don’t recapture our connection we will lose this nation.