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  2. List of former European colonies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom (130), France (90), ...

  3. Colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Map of the European Colonial Period in across the World in 1492 to 1945 Overseas possessions of a nation-state A colonial empire is a state engaging in colonization , possibly establishing or maintaing colonies , infused with some form of coloniality and colonialism .

  4. List of colonies - Wikipedia

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    Map of the European Union in the world, with Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost Regions. Danish Gold Coast; Danish India; Danish West Indies Frederiksstad on Saint Croix, Danish West Indies, 1848; Faroe Islands; Greenland

  5. European colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Artefacts on display included rare surviving Native and European artefacts, maps, documents, and ceremonial objects from museums and royal collections on both sides of the Atlantic. The exhibition opened in Richmond, Virginia on March 17, 2007, and closed at the Smithsonian International Gallery on October 31, 2009.

  6. History of colonialism - Wikipedia

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    Extent of colonization by European, American, Ottoman, and Japanese powers, 1492–2007 Map of the year each country achieved independence. The historical phenomenon of colonization is one that stretches around the globe and across time. Ancient and medieval colonialism was practiced by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Han Chinese, and Arabs.

  7. Timeline of the European colonization of North America

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    1496: Santo Domingo, the first European permanent settlement, is built. [7] 1497: John Cabot reaches Newfoundland. [8] 1498: In his third voyage, Columbus reaches Trinidad and Tobago. 1498: La Isabela is abandoned by the Spanish. 1499: João Fernandes Lavrador maps Labrador and Newfoundland

  8. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Colonists from Europe saw the American landscape as wild, savage, dark, a waste, and thus needed to be tamed in order for it to be safe and habitable. Once cleared and settled, these areas were depicted as "Eden itself." [94] The advent of European colonization resulted in the disruption of existing social structures in indigenous lands.

  9. French colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Especially after the disastrous Franco-Prussian War, which saw Germany become the leading economic and military power of the continent of Europe. Acquiring colonies and rebuilding an empire was seen as a way to restore French prestige in the world. It was also to provide manpower during the world wars. [8]