Nope, they just sacrificed their lives to lay the groundwork for the colonies which in turn was the foundation for America.
BTW, My family immigrated here too.
Almost 400 years ago.
I love it that there are FReepers who know their "pedigree." (Don't freak out, guys, it's a genealogy term.) My German ancestors arrived in the New Land approx. 1732, and set about farming in Pennsylvania.