Both Isabel and America are relatively young. Isabel is a young slave girl, and America hasn't even declared independence when the book begins, which makes America a very young country by the time the book ends.
Both America and Isabel are also unhappy with their respective masters. America is very unhappy with British rule and the treatment from the king. Things like taxation without representation are big issues for the fledgling country. Isabel is equally unhappy with her master, Madam Lockton. Madam Lockton is incredibly abusive to Isabel and Ruth. She beats both girls at various points in the novel, and she even has Isabel's face branded.
Because of their harsh treatment at the hands of unfair rulers, both America and Isabel deeply desire freedom. Additionally, in order to achieve that freedom, both Isabel and America are forced to take that freedom by force. America declares independence and fights a war to keep it. Isabel breaks herself out of Madam Lockton's house, fakes a document that states that she is free, breaks Curzon out of prison, and escapes New York.
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