USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NEW NETHERLANDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
People who live in a colony are called “ ____ “
A
natives
B
colonists
C
traders
D
farmers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A colonist is a member of a government-backed group that settles in a new country or region. The land that’s claimed by a colonist is usually already occupied by another group of people. A colonist can also be called a settler, someone who helps start a settlement in a new land.

Detailed explanation-2: -A colonist is a person from the metropolitan state who lives in a colony. Colonial means having to do with a colony. Colonial land is land that belongs to the colony. A colonist is sometimes called a colonial.

There is 1 question to complete.