I guess the best way to say what the "American Dream" is this:

We all want to live free. We don't want to be oppressed for our beliefs, or anything else about us. That's what the constitution was written for. OBVIOUSLY, there were a few things they were wrong on, but they got the general idea right. The American Dream is the reality that you CAN come to a place and be free, and be rich, and be happy.

Help me out here, Yanks, Rebs, and Surfers. Expand on this.