Throughout U.S. history, white men took control of Native American land and its resources to use for their own benefit. This act is called ________.

Throughout U.S. history, white men took control of Native American land and its resources to use for their own benefit. This act is called ________.

• A. Discrimination
• B. Colonization
• C. Harassment
• D. Racism

Answer: (B)

Colonization is the process of establishing control over another people’s land and resources, often through settlement and political dominance to benefit the colonizing group. In United States history, white settlers claimed Native lands and extracted resources to improve their own communities, which fits the pattern and purpose of colonization. Discrimination, harassment, and racism describe attitudes or behaviors—unfair treatment, intimidation, or beliefs about racial superiority—but they do not name the organized process of taking and ruling land for one group’s gain.

Colonization is the process of establishing control over another people’s land and resources, often through settlement and political dominance to benefit the colonizing group. In United States history, white settlers claimed Native lands and extracted resources to improve their own communities, which fits the pattern and purpose of colonization. Discrimination, harassment, and racism describe attitudes or behaviors—unfair treatment, intimidation, or beliefs about racial superiority—but they do not name the organized process of taking and ruling land for one group’s gain.