“Between 1620 and 1820, except for slaves and the mostly powerless native Americans, almost every person in America could trace their heritage within a 500 mile radius of London.”
Your statement is an exaggeration, but illustrative of a reality, nonetheless. The original thirteen colonies were populated overwhelmingly by the English, with some Dutch and Germans in much smaller numbers. Blacks were anomolous due to their status. French and Spanish settlements were established in their own territories. In fact, bloody wars were fought to keep the English, French, and Spanish from encroaching on each other’s lands. The result was that the Revolution was fought by Englishmen, for the most part. The United States was predominantly a white English construction. By English, I mean Britisher, including the Scots, Welsh, and Irish. Subsequent expansions west integrated other Europeans, like the French and Spanish, into the mix.
What the heck are we today? Some polyglot mishmash of discordant and unfriendly racial and ethnic subgroups from all over the world, constantly at each other’s throats. All of which proves that the globalist catch phrase “Our Diversity Is Our Strength” is asinine in the extreme.
Perhaps a better measurement would be within 500miles of where the Pilgrims originated.