colonization
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A good share are actively planning for Mars colonization.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
In 1823, President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to European colonization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
U.S. intervention in the region dates back 200 years, when President James Monroe declared Latin America off limits to European colonization and began a campaign to establish the U.S. as a hemispheric power.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026
As previously discussed in chapter 2, Britain’s colonization of Indigenous lands in North America was foreshadowed by its colonization of the province of Ulster in northern Ireland.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing colonization
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - Middle School
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