protectorate with the local government controlled by a foreign country. A foreign country can also exert a great deal of economic influence. One of the most widespread forms of imperialism was colonization.
Imperialism Examples and ColoniesFormer European Colonies in North and South AmericaBritainBelizeCanada - British Columbia, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Mosquito Coast, British Guiana Falkland IslandsNewfoundland and Labrador, North-Western Territory, Prince Edward Island, Rupert's Land, Upper CanadaSouth Georgia South Sandwich IslandsUnited States: 13 colonies, Oregon country in the Pacific Northwest