This has historically be true for many colonies, such as those of Spain and Britain, but many colonies were started for the sole benefit of the colonists themselves.
Moral diplomacy was more common near the Panama Canal and it affected the stick diplomacy.
Some failures were the invasion of Canada, surrender of Detroit, British burned Washington, D.C.
The King decided if they deserved representation in Parliament
Which cultural activity in early North America allowed larger groups of people to live together?