2. one reason many european countries colonized other lands and people is because many european countries were
running out of natural resources
3. in europe by the 1500's and on,there was much deforestation and poverty,and the population was becoming too
great for the land and government to handle
4. by colonizing the americas,for example,english,french,portuguese,and spanish colonists were able to have new
lands and opportunities,but the in the process millions of native americans were killed,enslaved,intermarried,or
forced to forced to leave their land
6. besides the genocide of native americans,european colonists brought africa n slaves to the americas to
work,especially after finding out that native americans would just die in slavery
7. image this:men,who you've never seen before,come to your house and your neighbors house and they all have
as much weapons as they can carry.
8. then they start killing or enslaving you,your family,and your neighbors.
9. and you and your family and your neighbors fight back but are crushed by the men's superior weapons.
10. and soon,you and most ofyour family and you neighbors are gone-killed,enslaved,intermarried,or forced to live
somewhere else.
11. this is what colonialism is:it is death,it is
slavery,it is the end of one group and the
expansion of annother group.
