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== British Empire == |
== British Empire == |
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The British [[crown colonies]] once spanned large portions of the world including the [[Americas]], the [[African continent]], the [[Australian continent]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]] |
The British [[crown colonies]] once spanned large portions of the world including the [[Americas]], the [[African continent]], the [[Australian continent]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. |
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=== British Crown Colonies === |
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British [[Crown Colonies]] were colonies controlled by Governors under the British Monarch.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca/pdf/00182370/v07i0001/20_icitbcc.xml|title = Imperial Control in the British |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:22, 31 March 2015
Colonialism
Colonialism is the phenomenon where the state exploits and collects resources of a colony that was forcibly taken by either physical or economic means for that state. The controlling state holds power over local indigenous populations in order to maintain political and economic control over the region.
Definition
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines colonialism as "1; the quality or state of being colonial 2; something characteristic of a colony 3; a)control by one power over a dependent area or people b) a policy advocating or based on such control"[1]
The Oxford Dictionary defines colonialism as "The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically"
British Empire
The British crown colonies once spanned large portions of the world including the Americas, the African continent, the Australian continent, Europe and Asia.
British Crown Colonies
British Crown Colonies were colonies controlled by Governors under the British Monarch.[2]
References
- ^ "Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Imperial Control in the British Crown Colony". Historian. September 1944. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.1944.tb01070.x. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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