Is a colony like a territory?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

A colony is like an unofficial terriotory. Colonies are places where groups of foreigners from the same country gather to live; territories are colonies that the foreign country has actually claimed for its own use.

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