Colonialism

I learned a lot from the discussion in class about European colonialism. I knew that Europe had and currently has colonies, but I was not aware that there were so many. I also learned that not only did they expand for military reasons, but also die to economy. I'm England, they do not have many natural resources that are valuable, so colonizing territories that have natural resources vastly improved their economy and trade. Also, colonizing became a competition of military and economy within countries. One thing I found very interesting was the difference between colonization and imperialism. I always thought they were the same thing, and most people confuse them as well. Imperialism is when a country takes over another territory and rules those people, while colonialism is when a country settles their people in a territory they took over.