Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. Which words in the excerpt have negative connotations

prevent

-obstructing

-refusing

Explanation:

Connotation refers to the feelings or the idea which a particular word evokes. It should be noted that while a positive connotation, evoke warm feelings, the negative connotation gives a less pleasant feeling or bad vibes.

Negative connotation refers to the bad feeling which people get when they hear a particular word. From the excerpt, the words with negative connotations include prevent, obstructing and refusing.

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