The declaration of independence stated throughout talked about "tyranny from kings" or "dissolve the Political bands which have connected them to another". "He is, at this Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and Perfidy" throughout the text they basically "sneak diss" Britain for the unjust and cruel punishments the country is giving them.
Communism This is an example of central planning in which everything is directed by the government. These types of economies tend not to do well because as the question states the incentive for individuals is taken away.
The French looked at America as a place to fish and hunt which other Europeans looked at it as a place to settle. As opposed to settling, like many other Europeans, the French wanted to use America to sell fur and make a profit from it