colonization
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Over the years, as some historians soured on Columbus’s treatment of Native Americans and the impact of colonization that followed his discovery, the city began removing his many tributes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The company's Starship rocket -- whose latest iteration could launch Thursday -- is explicitly designed with Mars colonization in mind.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
A good share are actively planning for Mars colonization.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
However, the colonization of both the Bismarck and the Solomon Archipelagoes northeast of New Guinea, by 35,000 years ago, required further overwater crossings of dozens of miles.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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