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The Importance of Free Trade and Immigration in the Declaration
with Andrew Sola and Prof. Steven Pincus (U. of Chicago)
"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 the new Appropriation of Lands"
…"for cutting off trade with all parts of the world."
In this episode, Steven Pincus explores grievances against King George for restricting free trade and for preventing immigration to the colonies.
Topics include the following:
-The importance of the trans-Atlantic Patriot Party…
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