Question

question 5 of 5
according to the drafters of the declaration of independence, how did the
king prevent the colonial population from growing?

a. by shutting off all borders of the colonies

b. by making it hard for people to become citizens

c. by limiting the number of children in a family to one

d. by jailing all of the people who tried to become citizens

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The king didn't shut off all borders (this is inaccurate as the issue was about citizenship and immigration - related policies, not full border closure).
• Option B: The drafters of the Declaration of Independence stated that the king made it difficult for people to become citizens (by obstructing naturalization processes, which limited the colonial population growth as new people couldn't easily join the colony as citizens).
• Option C: There was no such policy of limiting children per family in the context of the Declaration's accusations against the king.
• Option D: Jailing all people trying to become citizens is not an accusation in the Declaration; the issue was about making citizenship hard, not jailing.

Answer:

B. By making it hard for people to become citizens