USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Colony comes from the Latin colonia, meaning “settled land, farm.” Colony can also mean “a group of people who’ve gathered to live near each other and share the same interest.” An artists’ colony would be a place where everyone’s an artist, while a Dunkin’ Donuts colony would be full of coffee lovers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cession is the act of giving up something, usually land, by the agreement in a formal treaty. For example, after a war, a losing country might make a cession of part of its land to the victor.

Detailed explanation-4: -a body of people who settle in a country distant from their homeland but maintain ties with it. the community formed by such settlers. a subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state.