Question

How did the
king prevent the colonial population from growing?

Answer 1

By creating laws that made acquiring land difficult. ... Lucas explains that the use of "necessary" in the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 2

What the drafters are saying here is that King George III has prevented the colonial population from expanding by ensuring the naturalization (becoming a citizen) process is hard if not impossible for foreigners. He also opposed colonial laws passed for the purpose of encouraging migration to America