James Madison promised the Bill of Rights to the people even before the constitution was ratified. The Bill of Rights protects the basics freedoms of the people like freedom to practice any religion, the right to protest, the right to privacy. If you want a list of the first 10 amendments of the constitution I suggest you look them up.
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No, it wouldn't necessarily be considered a war crime, especially because the US and Japan were both in turmoil with each other at the time.
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Yes this is true new york began as a french trading post