The United States government is based on the ideas of equality and the rights you have by being human such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are all ideas expressed by John Locke. John Locke believed that no king and no person had the right to rule over a human being without their consent. The main point of democracy is consent of the govern and a nation ruled by the people for the people.
because their own
land holdings in North America. They did not want the
British in control of part of their continent.
<span>Webster stated that it should “interpose between their citizens and arbitrary power.”</span>