Digital Guide

Colonialism / Colonization

Colonialism 
The exploitative historical, political, social, and economic system established when one group or force takes control over a colonized territory or group; the unequal relationship between colonizer and the colonized. 
 
Colonization 
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. The action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use.