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AlanMorlock t1_j5sutnn wrote

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Several British colonies declared themselves as states independent from Britain and formed a new country. Fought a whole war about it.

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pgb04001 t1_j5twib8 wrote

Yes, historians often refer to the Colonial Era, The Early Republic, Antebellum, etc., but the US came into existence as a colonial power, expanded across the continent, and then grew in military, economic, and cultural strength. It was and remains a colonial power.

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WhittlingDan t1_j5uox6k wrote

We stoped being British but colonialism is something else. It's the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. The term country is used loosely and applies to Native American tribes and land.

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AlanMorlock t1_j5upb4a wrote

We remain a settler state but int the way it iwas used "Colonial America" has a pretty commonly understood time frame that it encompasses and its less useful to try to be pedantic about it.

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