Why sail across the ocean? The new world is just wilderness and indigenous people. Why move west, across the Mississippi? It's just open prarie and Indians. W

Why sail across the ocean? The new world is just wilderness and indigenous people. Why move west, across the Mississippi? It's just open prarie and Indians. Why go camping? It's just dirt and bugs and carcinogens from cooking fires. Why climb mountains? People get killed all the time in horrible accidents.