It created economic problems
They were weaker then before and hated the British (including the colonies
<em>The Consumer Culture</em>. This type of culture is one where people live a lifestyle in which social status, values, and activities are driven by the consumption of goods and services. It's based around the idea of targeting a large pieces of the population that possesses similar interests or cultural attributes, also known as Demographics.
We didn't used to have the traditions of law that counted all persons equally - but we grew, and we've changed.
The United States understands that the existence of human rights helps secure the peace, deter aggression, promote the rule of law, combat and crime and corruption, stengthen democracies, and prevent humanitarian crises.
The United States is a common law country. We derive our legal system from the common law of England and even today common law principles remain applicable where there are no binding statutory provisions. The US supreme court decides on a case by case basis. Thus our highest law in the land, is a case law.