colonial independence
Sovereignty from empire
Colonial independence is the process or achievement of a colony gaining political sovereignty from its ruling power.
The term typically describes 18th- through 20th-century movements in which territories broke from European empires: The American Revolution established the first major colonial independence in the Western Hemisphere.
Independence movements often involved armed struggle, though some colonies gained sovereignty through negotiation.
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- mother countryNation of one's heritage
- cultural revivalRestoration of heritage practices
- identity formationBuilding a sense of self
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
self-determination · language preservation · indigenous rights · revolution · freedom fighters · nationalism · flag raising · land redistribution · treaties · taxation systems · reparations · education reform · constitution · historical narratives · reconciliation efforts · liberation movements · diplomacy · foreign aid
- sovereigntynational sovereignty, statehood, nation, nation-state, state
colonial independencecolonial rule
Foreign power's territorial dominion
colonialism · foreign domination · subjugation · vassalage · trusteeship
colonial independencecolonization
Foreign territorial takeover
conquest · imperial expansion · annexation · incorporation · subjection
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