Colonization Shifts What is colonization Where was it

Colonization Shifts!

What is colonization?

Where was it happening? From 1500 -1850?

After the Revolutions Who is Independent? • United States ( 1783) • Mexico( 1821) • Most of South America ( 1811 -1830)

Nationalism • A movement in which a group requests to be recognized as a nation, and capable of self government. • Nationalism is happening in many of the colonies.

Fun Fact • Canada only becomes a nation in 1867. • We belonged to whom before?

Is Slavery Still Around? • By 1850 colonization in North and South America was ending. • In North America human rights activists were putting a stop to slavery one colony at a time.

What is Europe to do? • Europe still wants cheap goods and resources…… • Where do they look to colonize?

Reasons to Renew Colonization • Economic: Cheap goods • Social : Get rid of excess population by forcing them to move to Africa or Asia. • Political: Increase human influence on the world.

Imperialism • When a state tries to extend its rule over other countries. • Europe was doing this to Africa & Asia.

Resistance • African colonies were upset at the Europeans influence. • Europeans were discriminating against the African & Asian peoples. • The colonies lead protests and civil wars against the Europeans.