Grade 9 Empires

Which is the best definition of a Colony?

• An area controlled by an outside force.

• A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

Which is the better definition for Imperialism?

• a set of policies or practices that extend the power and control of a nation over the political, economic, and cultural life of other areas. Imperialism can be understood as the ideology, or logic, that drives colonial projects.

• Related to Imperialism

During the 'age of discovery' European countries such as Britain, Spain, France, and Portugal colonized lands across North and South America. What was their motivations and in what order? The motivations for the first wave of colonial expansion can be summed up as God, Gold, and Glory

• Motivation 1: Have lots of territories so other countries felt they were powerful

  Motivation 2: So they could become richer

  Motivation 3: So they could spread Christianity

• Motivation 1: So they could become richer

  Motivation 2: Have lots of territories so other countries felt they were powerful

  Motivation 3: So they could spread Christianity

• Motivation 1: So they could spread Christianity

  Motivation 2: So they could become richer

  Motivation 3: Have lots of territories so other countries felt they were powerful

The second period of European Expansion in the 19th century involved the 'Scramble for Africa'. This was a bit different. What was the biggest difference?

• Indigenous political, economic, and social institutions were decimated, as were traditional ways of life, which were deemed inferior.

• Settlers were sent to replace, often through genocide and forced assimilation the local populations

• boarders were drawn on a map without any consideration of cultures

Unlike the colonial occupation of much of the African continent, however, the Europeans who settled in the United States never left. This is called settler colonialism, a distinct form of colonialism that seeks to replace, often through genocide and forced assimilation, an Indigenous population with a new settler population. Which countries experienced Settler colonisation?

• New Zealand, Africa, Australia, Canada, USA

• New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA

• New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Canada, USA

What is an Empire?

• A large area of land that share the same laws.

• A large area of land ruled by a single individual/monarch.