Origins--Generally “Losers” Founded America Generally, the settlers that founded America were losers. Personally, I would define a loser as someone who hasn’t accomplished much in their life, and is too lazy to even care about anything going on around them. These early settlers were not suited for the difficult conditions that would be in store for them. Without thinking twice, the early American colonists came to America in search of improving their lives and thoughts that they would face no hardships. They were in for a surprise. Many of these early colonists, were just not cut out for a li