What is a true American?

What is A True American?
<Tab/>Are "Americans" portrayed as Europeans who live in America, or do "Americans" have their own particular characteristics built upon European backgrounds throughout history? There are different characteristics between a European and an American. In "What is an American?" by Michel-Guillaume-Jean de Crevecoeur, he describes the hardship emigrating from France to America where many opportunities were offered to him and depicts the meaning of showing patriotism to ones country for what the country has done for you.
<Tab/>As a French imm…