He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

The issues the delegates had in this section deal with restrictions on immigration and land settlement. American colonies were continuing to develop, and with development comes the need for an increase in population which cannot be attained solely through reproduction within the colonies. Thus, there was a need for immigration and King George III was hindering their progress through obstruction of laws and by not passing other laws necessary for increased migration. King George III increased taxation on the colonies in order to help pay of the war debt from the Seven Years War. The fact that colonists would be levied with increased taxes would also have discouraged migration to the Colonies from Britain, as there would be no incentive to escape Britain and not have to worry about tax increases to pay off the war debt. Ultimately, he was stunting the development of the colonies. Additionally, legislation such as the Quartering Act, which allowed British soldiers to reside in the house of a colonist without consent of the owner, infringed on property rights, which would naturally be of deterrence to potential immigrants. Property rights had been realized through the rise of Lockean principles which contributed to the formation of the American Republic.
Surrounding issues include the ways in which the colonies formally made their protest. The First Continental Congress was designed to coordinate and clearly articulate the charges that the American colonies viewed as intolerable to their existence. They were in the early stages of developing sovereignty from an overreaching monarch that was encroaching on their perceived rights and freedoms. The Second Continental Congress was planned to proceed with further action if Britain remained unresponsive. What began as a series of sporadic and isolated victories for rebel militias during the Revolutionary War developed into organized and unified governmental organization that led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation (which became the first constitution), and eventual victory in the Revolutionary War. In order to realize their common cause and achieve victory, unity had to be founded through the mentioned organizations of government. All the charges made against King George III become that much more significant and all encompassing when the support of the colonies is behind it. As one writer asserts, “most colonial spokesmen believed that ‘necessity,’ especially the right of self-defence, justified American independence. They also understood that without colonial unity, the effort would fail.”1. It was their unification that led to their eventual success.

1. Murrin, John M. “American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence” by Pauline Maier. “The American Historical Review.” Vol. 104, No. 2. (April 1999), 560. . 10 October 2007.