colonization

[ kŏl′ə-nĭ-zā′shən ]

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The spreading of a species into a new habitat. For example, flying insects and birds are often the first animal species to initiate colonization of barren islands formed by vulcanism or falling water levels. The first plant species to colonize such islands are often transported there as airborne seeds or through the droppings of birds.

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In that spirit, he originally favored colonization, that is, sending blacks back to Africa.
Lincoln Was the Founders’ Heir Apparent|Harvey J. Kaye|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Historians have their own theories, involving trade and colonization, but this sounds more likely.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Behind the Iron Curtain, Manea had the opportunity to observe this colonization of sorts at close quarters.
Norman Manea Survived the Nazis and the Communists and Lived to Write About It|Costica Bradatan|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So white Americans came up with an alternative: colonization.
How Blacks Freed Themselves from Slavery|Eric Herschthal|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

By the 1830s, it became clear that colonization was not a viable solution.
How Blacks Freed Themselves from Slavery|Eric Herschthal|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But why deem any argument necessary to show the unrighteousness of colonization?
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Bushrod Washington, a nephew of George Washington, served as one of the presidents of this national colonization society.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
One thing we do know, that he left the Colonization Society, because he could not conscientiously subscribe to its measures.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
We dismiss it without further comment—and with it Colonization in toto—and Mr. Birney de facto.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Roman colonization resembled, far less than that of the Greeks, the original settlements of this country.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster

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