Establishing Colonies
Definition
This refers to the practice by which nations create settlements in distant territories for purposes such as resource extraction, trade expansion, or strategic advantage over other nations.
Analogy
Think of establishing colonies like opening up a chain of restaurants. The main restaurant (the mother country) sets up smaller versions of itself (colonies) in different locations to expand its reach and influence, and to gain access to new resources (like customers or ingredients).
Related terms
Colonialism: This is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
Imperialism: This is a policy or ideology by which a nation extends its power by acquiring territories or establishing dominance over other nations.
Decolonization: This refers to the process by which colonies become independent from their colonizing countries.
"Establishing Colonies" appears in:
Are you a college student?
Study guides for the entire semester
200k practice questions
Glossary of 50k key terms - memorize important vocab
Resources
© 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.
AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.