Alright. I'll try to work with that.
The few thousands pioneer settlers are both intrigued and suspicious of the futuristic cities that stand before them. Instead, The newly former Republic of Jefferson offers to integrate them, many distrustful of the strange people that begun to flood into their lands, building new homes and futures for themselves for a variety of reasons. Relations are tense, but still somewhat peaceful.
I'll let expand thsi one even more, we could probably build the world better with that setup.