Globalization Project-Research Prompts

Colonized

Your job is to summarize this nation's history as a colony of a western empire. Your summary must include the following:

• Who colonized this region and when?
o Why did they choose this region as a colony?

• What was the economic relationship between colony and mother country?
o How were goods and services exchanged in the new economy?
o What were the major imports/exports during colonialism?
o Who owned land and capital during colonialism?

• What was the political structure under colonization in this region?
o How were leaders chosen?
o What did the government look like?

You must use reliable print and web sources for the basis of your summary, and keep track of these sources in the space below.