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Colonization is the extension of political and economic control over an area by a state whose nationals have occupied the area and usually possess organizational or technological superiority over the native population.  Overpopulation, economic distress, social unrest and religious persecution in the home country may be factors that cause colonization, but imperialism, more or less aggressive humanitarianism, and a desire for adventure or individual improvement are also causes. The French generally adhered to mercantilist theory in establishing their colonies, using them mainly for the economic advantage of France. The English colonists in north America, however were in many respects, virtually independent of the parent country, the most serious restriction being the establishment of a trade monopoly by the home government through the Navigation Acts. Because their territory was suitable for settlement. The increase in overseas trade and colonial consumption helped to stimulate the Industrial Revolution, which in turn because of the increased technological superiority afforded Europe, especially  great Britain, and because of the greater desire for markets and raw materials gave added impetus to colonization and made it easier to accomplish.