The early leaders of the United States fought to liberate their country from Great Britain but that doesn't mean they weren't strongly influenced by British ideas about government and rights.
Those leaders by and large were British. The revolution was essentially about establishing a separate cultural and political identity where there previously was none. That's different from a situation where a foreign invader conquers and occupies the land, and people who already lived there fight to throw them out.
>The revolution was essentially about establishing a separate cultural and political identity where there previously was none.
And banks, don't forget about banks.
The early leaders of the United States originally wanted the rights due them as British subjects. It turned into a full revolution later.