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  2. Scottish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The first documented Scottish settlement in the Americas was of Nova Scotia in 1629. On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander. [1] Between 1622 and 1628, Sir William launched four attempts to send colonists to Nova Scotia; all failed for various reasons.

  3. British colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The British colonization of the Americas is the history of establishment of control, settlement, and colonization of the continents of the Americas by England, Scotland, and, after 1707, Great Britain. Colonization efforts began in the late 16th century with failed attempts by England to establish permanent colonies in the North.

  4. Darien scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing New Caledonia, a colony in the Darién Gap on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the colony, located on the Gulf of Darién, to establish and manage an overland route to ...

  5. Middle Colonies - Wikipedia

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    The Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies. Along with the Chesapeake Colonies, this area now roughly makes up the Mid-Atlantic states. Much of the area was part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland until the British exerted their control ...

  6. Piracy in the Atlantic World - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 9 They actively participated in the exchange of people, ideas, and commodities around the Atlantic basin, affecting the creation and destruction of communities. [2]: 239 Trade routes along the Middle Passage were crucial in establishing modern capitalism. For pirates in the Atlantic World, these routes provided opportunities due to the ...

  7. Scottish trade in the early modern era - Wikipedia

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    A banknote can be seen on the table. Scottish trade in the early modern era includes all forms of economic exchange within Scotland and between the country and locations outwith its boundaries, between the early sixteenth century and the mid-eighteenth. The period roughly corresponds to the early modern era, beginning with the Renaissance and ...

  8. History of colonialism - Wikipedia

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    Extent of colonization by European, American, Ottoman, and Japanese powers, 1492-1991. 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, Turks, Han Chinese, and Arabs.

  9. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic launched major colonization ...