That came from an elite, privileged background.
They didn't see land as something someone can own. They adapted with the environment they were living at, and made them very close to nature. Environment affected their shelter, food, clothing, and education.
Answer: Thomas Jefferson was originally going to include a rebuke of King George's role in propagating the slave trade across the Atlantic, as well as an overall denouncement of slavery as an evil institution. However, he later removed it from the draft of the DOI over fears of offending the Southern colonies. All the colonies needed to be united as a front against the King. Slavery also served as the fuel to power the economies of the Southern colonies, providing exports to Northern colonies for manufacturing and Europe abroad. Overall, it was determined to be a political and economic necessity in the eyes of Jefferson and the others.
Women were left out of the narrative due to not really holding much input on politics to begin with, as they lived at a time where the men held a dominant position.
