Land was important to grow crops and have cattle etc. the more land you had the wealthier you were.
Rush was one of the first signers of the declaration of jndependence
What does the Declaration of Independence say about the rights of people?
The declaration of Independence of the United States according to the "Center for Civic Education" is stated the following:
"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
In other words since the U.S.A became independence, the human rights were important for them. They took the time to take a look in what they needed to improve to make the beautiful country that we see today.
D John Locke’s Two Treatises of Civil Government inspired the principle of natural rights, which colonists used to substantiate their belief that the British government was tyrannous.
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson identified three natural rights "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." Which were influenced by the writings of John Locke
C. The societies were able to trade surplus goods with other societies.