USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlling state’s integral area.

Detailed explanation-2: -To colonize is to settle in, and take control of, land outside your own borders. Usually, a large, powerful country colonizes a territory or area that’s much less powerful.

Detailed explanation-3: -A colony is a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

Detailed explanation-4: -Colonialism is defined as “control by one power over a dependent area or people.” It occurs when one nation subjugates another, conquering its population and exploiting it, often while forcing its own language and cultural values upon its people.