imperial colonization

(noun)

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

Examples of imperial colonization in the following topics:

  • Impact of the Articles of Confederation

    • This system represented a sharp break from imperial colonization, as in Europe, and provided the basis for the rest of American continental expansion throughout the nineteenth century.

  • Trade

    • However, the events that occurred which fuels the movement can be traced back through the lineage of the movement of a 500-year old history of resistance against European colonialism and U.S. imperialism, in which the continent of Africa and many other areas of the world were colonized and stripped of their resources for the profit of the Western world.

  • Civil Rights of Native Americans

    • When Europeans colonized the Americas, massive numbers of Native Americans were killed through warfare and the spread of disease.
    • During the initial phases of American colonization, European policy generally forced Native Americans westward, where there was a low density of European settlement.

  • Abolitionism and the Women's Rights Movement

    • Supporters of this strategy often also advocated for colonization for freed slaves, a strategy that would see emancipated people sent to colonies established in Africa, such as Liberia.
    • Many advocates of incremental abolition and colonization also held more traditional views on the role of women, claiming that women should play a supporting role in both the abolitionist movement and in society more generally.