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How did the
king prevent the colonial population from growing?

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

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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

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