Settler

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/settler

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the core definition?An individual or group establishing a permanent presence separate from existing communities
2. What is the sponsorship and support?Settlements are often supported by national governments, colonial empires, or non-governmental organizations
3. Why do people become settlers?People become settlers to find new jobs, freedom to practice their religion, or to help their country grow.
4. How do settlers usually start a new town?Settlers often plan with a government or group, then travel, build houses, and set up a society in the new land.

Settler: An individual who moves to and establishes a permanent community in a new territory, distinct from existing populations.
Settlement: The community or territory established by settlers, often involving new social, economic, and political structures.
Pioneer: A settler who is among the first to explore or inhabit a new region for their group.
Indigenous Peoples: The original inhabitants of a land or territory prior to the arrival of settlers or colonizers.