The correct answer to this open question is the following.
In the mid-1700s, the "American society" compared to British society in terms of the rights and freedoms ordinary people enjoyed in that American colonists aspired to have the liberty, equality, and opportunities of a free nation, without the heavy taxation imposed bu the English crow.
Yes, Americans could have land and property, but the British monarchy exerted too much pressure and taxations with acts such as the Navigation Acts, the Stamp Act, or the Tea Act, among many others. The colonists' desire for liberty grew higher because they had to pay taxes but had no representation in the British Parliament.
