The people in those colonies created their own sets of laws to follow, they had town hall meetings where men could voice their opinions, and they learned how to provide for themselves.
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<em>He was a very considerable failure as a king. He loses a large amount of possessions inherited, in particular lands in France, like Normandy and Anjou. He manages to surrender his realm to the pope and ends up facing a huge baronial rebellion, a civil war and a war with France.</em><em />
I'm pretty sure he only abdicated once. :)
I think it's because slavery costs less...just a guess.