The Martian Chronicles:
History Behind the Chronicles
Colonies of Settlement
Colonies of settlement resulted when the citizens of another country migrated to and eventually took over a new area. These areas were not only dominated by the foreign people but also by forien crops and animals. The colonizers normaly substituted thier culture for the existing one. These settlers often even killed off natives in confrontation or by exposure to alien diseases.
Examples of settlement colonies include the English colonies of the United States, Canada, and Australia.
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