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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

James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie Governor General of British India 1848-1856

British Crown Colonies were colonies controlled by Governors under the British Monarch.^[2] Local Governors were responsible for maintaining the economic, political and military systems within colonies and ensuring that the steady flow of resources from their respective colonies continued to be exported home to Britain.

Chart of British Crown Colonies^[3]

Name of colony	from	to	Reason for change of status	Bermuda	1684	1981	Became British Dependent Territory in 1981
Natal	1843	1910	Became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
British Columbia	1866	1871	Became part of the Dominion of Canada in 1871.
British Guiana	1831	1966	Became independent as Guyana in 1966.
British Honduras (renamed Belize in 1964)	1884	1981	Became independent (as Belize) in 1981.
British Burma	1824	1948	Separated from British India in 1937 and became a Crown Colony.
Cape Colony	1806	1910	Became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
Cayman Islands	1962	1981	Became British Dependent Territory in 1981
Aden	1937	1967	Became part of the Federation of South Arabia.
Cyprus	1914	1960	Became independent as Cyprus in 1960.
Ceylon	1815	1948	Became independent as Ceylon in 1948.
Newfoundland	1583	1907	Became the Dominion of Newfoundland in 1907, and later joined the Dominion of Canada in 1949.
Falkland Islands	1841	1981	Became a British Dependent Territory in 1981.
Sierra Leone	1808	1961	Became independent as Sierra Leone in 1961.
Vancouver Island	1848	1866	Merged with the Colony of British Columbia in 1866
Gibraltar	1713	1981	Became British Dependent Territory in 1981
Gold Coast (British Colony)	1821	1957	Became independent in 1957 as Ghana.
Hong Kong	1841	1981	Became British Dependent Territory in 1981. Became a self-governing special administrative region when sovereignty transferred to China in 1997 .^[9]
Jamaica	1865	1962	Became independent in 1962 as Jamaica.
Kenya	1920	1963	United with the Kenya Protectorate in 1963 to form the independent country of Kenya
Connecticut	1636	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
Delaware	1664	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
East Florida	1763	1783	Ceded to Spain. Later became part of the United States.
Georgia	1732	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
Maryland	1632	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
Massachusetts Bay	1692	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776 as the state of Massachusetts.
New Hampshire	1692	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
New Jersey	1702	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
New York	1691	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
North Carolina	1729	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
Pennsylvania	1681	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
Quebec	1763	1791	Divided between Upper and Lower Canada and the Northwest Territory.
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations	1706	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776 as the state of Rhode Island.
South Carolina	1729	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
Virginia	1624	1776	Became part of the United States of America in 1776.
West Florida	1763	1783	Ceded to Spain. Later became part of the United States.
Labuan	1846	1890	Administered by British North Borneo Company from 1890-1904
Labuan	1906	1946	Incorporated in the Straits Settlements on 30 October 1906
Labuan	1946	1963	Incorporated in North Borneo on 15 July 1946. Became part of Malaysia in 1963^[10]
Basutoland	1884	1964	Became British protectorate in 1964; then became independent as Lesotho in 1966.
Malta	1813	1964	Became independent in 1964 as the State of Malta.
British Mauritius	1903	1968	Became independent as Seychelles in 1968.
New South Wales	1788	1901	Became part of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
New Zealand	1841	1907	Became a Dominion in 1907.
Colonial Nigeria	1914	1960	Became independent as Nigeria in 1963.
Norfolk Island	1788	1914	Placed under administration of Australia in 1914 as a non-self governing territory. Became self-governing in 1979.
North Borneo	1946	1963	Became part of Malaysia in 1963 as Sabah. Labuan separated from Sabah in 1984 to became a Federal Territory.^[10]
Queensland	1824	1901	Became part of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla	1980	1981	Became British Dependent Territory in 1981
Sarawak	1946	1963	Became part of Malaysia in 1963^[10]
South Australia	1834	1901	Became part of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Southern Rhodesia	1923	1980	Became independent in 1980 as Zimbabwe.
Straits Settlements	1786	1946	Penang became part of the Malayan Union in 1946, which was re-organised as the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and became independent in 1957;^[11] later became part of Malaysia in 1963^[10]
Straits Settlements	1826	1963	Singapore became part of Malaysia in 1963;^[10] then became independent as the Republic of Singapore in 1965.^[12]
Straits Settlements	1826	1946	Malacca became part of Malayan Union in 1946, which reorganised as the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and became independent in 1957;^[11] later became part of Malaysia in 1963^[10]
Straits Settlements	1857	1955	Cocos (Keeling) Islands was transferred to Australia in 1955.^[13]
Straits Settlements	1874	1937	Dinding became part of the Federated Malay States in 1937, which later became part of the Malayan Union in 1946; the Malayan Union became the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and became independent in 1957
Straits Settlements	1888	1957	Christmas Island was transferred to Australia in 1957.^[14]
Straits Settlements	1906	1946	Labuan was incorporated into North Borneo on 15 July 1946, which became part of Malaysia in 1963^[10]
Tasmania	1803	1901	Van Diemen's Land from 1803 to 1856; Formerly part of New South Wales from 1803 to 1825, when made an independent colony. Became part of theCommonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Gambia Colony and Protectorate	1888	1965	Became independent as The Gambia in 1965.
British Bechuanaland	1885	1895	Became part of British Cape Colony in 1895
Lower Canada	1791	1841	Became part of Province of Canada in 1841.
United Province of Canada	1841	1867	Became part of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
Upper Canada	1791	1841	Became part of Province of Canada in 1841.
Victoria	1851	1901	Became part of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Western Australia	1829	1901	Swan River Colony from 1829 to 1832. Became part of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.

Other Historic Colonial Powers

Other examples of Colonial powers include^[4]

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Colonialism in Africa

In the late 1800s European powers were battling for control over the African continent known as the scramble for Africa the aim was to control its resources including gold, timer and labour. in 1884-1885 the major colonial powers of Europe including Germany, Austria-Hungary, The United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Sweden-Norway, The United States, Portugal, Italy and Spain gathered together to draw boundaries and divide Africa between these countries in order to prevent the European Countries from warring^[5] this meeting became known as the Berlin Conference.

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. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 32 (help)
^ "Crown Colony". Wikipedia. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ "List of Former European Colonies". Wikipedia. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ "Cartography and Empire Building in Nineteenth-Century West Africa". Geographical Review. July, 1994. Retrieved April 1, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] "Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[2] "Imperial Control in the British Crown Colony". Historian. September 1944. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.1944.tb01070.x. Retrieved March 31, 2015. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 32 (help)

[3] "Crown Colony". Wikipedia. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[4] "List of Former European Colonies". Wikipedia. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[5] "Cartography and Empire Building in Nineteenth-Century West Africa". Geographical Review. July, 1994. Retrieved April 1, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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