Just by common sense we can rule out both C and B because neither of those make sense for this case. High population really doesn’t matter. So the most logical answer is D. Mostly Defending Familiar Territory
They were concerned about that natural were being wasted
Answer:
C. A license.
Explanation:
The king is basically giving them a license to start a colony. It's like how you can't drive a car unless you have a drivers license, but with colonies.
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