The colonies are almost slaves to the mother country and do whatever the mother country wants and gets nothing in return
Systematic European colonization began in 1492, when a Spanish expedition headed by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sailed west to find a new trade route to the Far East but inadvertently landed in what came to be known to Europeans as the "New World".
It helped them with trade, and also gave their army manh roads to use. They could trade and go to war with virtually anyone. They are also the first example of modern roads we see in ancient times.
Because they are not the people or the press