Settler
noun
A person who moves to live in a new place, where usually there are few or no people.
The early settlers in America had to deal with many challenges
Often appears as...
- early settlers
- european settlers
noun
A person who moves to live in a new place, where usually there are few or no people.
The early settlers in America had to deal with many challenges
Often appears as...
- early settlers
- european settlers
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Pro Tip 1/3Historic Context
Understand 'settler' in the context of history, such as when discussing colonization or migration in the past.
The 17th-century settlers often traveled from Europe to America seeking new opportunities.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Natives
'Settler' implies the person is not indigenous to the area; they have come from elsewhere.
Settlers from England began farming in the valleys, which were once hunting grounds for indigenous tribes.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Term
The term is generally neutral, but context can give it positive or negative shades, such as in discussions of displacement.
The settlers viewed the new land as a chance for prosperity, but the native people saw them as invaders.
Pro Tip 1/3Historic Context
Understand 'settler' in the context of history, such as when discussing colonization or migration in the past.
The 17th-century settlers often traveled from Europe to America seeking new opportunities.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Natives
'Settler' implies the person is not indigenous to the area; they have come from elsewhere.
Settlers from England began farming in the valleys, which were once hunting grounds for indigenous tribes.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Term
The term is generally neutral, but context can give it positive or negative shades, such as in discussions of displacement.
The settlers viewed the new land as a chance for prosperity, but the native people saw them as invaders.
Pro Tip 1/3Historic Context
Understand 'settler' in the context of history, such as when discussing colonization or migration in the past.
The 17th-century settlers often traveled from Europe to America seeking new opportunities.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Natives
'Settler' implies the person is not indigenous to the area; they have come from elsewhere.
Settlers from England began farming in the valleys, which were once hunting grounds for indigenous tribes.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Term
The term is generally neutral, but context can give it positive or negative shades, such as in discussions of displacement.
The settlers viewed the new land as a chance for prosperity, but the native people saw them as invaders.
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How we're growing baby...
to see if they'll help us raise more coral settlers in the lab, and to see if those coral settlers will survive better when we put them back underwater. Now in addition to these tools, we also try to uncover the mysteries of species that are under-studied. This is one of my favorite corals, and always has
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The Atlantic slave...
The crops grown in the new colonies, sugar cane, tobacco, and cotton, were labor intensive, and there were not enough settlers or indentured servants to cultivate all the new land. American Natives were enslaved, but many died from new diseases, while others effectively resisted.
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A history of intertwining...
mercantile it was based on the fur trade our rivers and lakes were our highways we traveled by canoe we were not settlers and so we encountered the first nations of the land we needed them and so not only did we not make war on the first peoples we very often married them
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Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
wolves has always appeared in folklore fable and even in modern literature and films misunderstanding breeds fear and fear can breed hatred European settlers brought an image of a savage deceitful sinister creature to the new world and
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Modern Lives, Ancient...
followers of william penn have arrived in the new world from england looking for religious freedom once here on the banks of the delaware river they create homes out of the earth itself in caves settlers their inclination was to build
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
traps around the place and most of the footage we got back were of feral pigs pigs are not meant to be in this rainforest they were brought to Australia as farm animals by European settlers in the 1700s they soon escaped
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Part 1: Uneasy...
now some israelis are staking claim to land in the west bank by building communities there called settlements with the settlers come the soldiers that protect them and palestinian protesters that want them
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Julia Bacha: Pay...
and water resources from Israeli soldiers and settlers. These leaders are trying to forge a massive national nonviolent movement to end the occupation and build peace in the region. Yet, most of you
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3 questions to ask...
however unrealized and imperfect, one that only exists because the first settlers came here freely without worry of citizenship. So, where did you come from? How did you get here? Who paid?
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Part 4: A Space to Talk...
tell me a little bit about the daily life Israelis go through have you got attacked here by settlers can you tell us a little bit of what's happening
Video examples
How we're growing baby...
to see if they'll help us raise more coral settlers in the lab, and to see if those coral settlers will survive better when we put them back underwater. Now in addition to these tools, we also try to uncover the mysteries of species that are under-studied. This is one of my favorite corals, and always has
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
The crops grown in the new colonies, sugar cane, tobacco, and cotton, were labor intensive, and there were not enough settlers or indentured servants to cultivate all the new land. American Natives were enslaved, but many died from new diseases, while others effectively resisted.
Video examples
A history of intertwining...
mercantile it was based on the fur trade our rivers and lakes were our highways we traveled by canoe we were not settlers and so we encountered the first nations of the land we needed them and so not only did we not make war on the first peoples we very often married them
Video examples
Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
wolves has always appeared in folklore fable and even in modern literature and films misunderstanding breeds fear and fear can breed hatred European settlers brought an image of a savage deceitful sinister creature to the new world and
Video examples
Modern Lives, Ancient...
followers of william penn have arrived in the new world from england looking for religious freedom once here on the banks of the delaware river they create homes out of the earth itself in caves settlers their inclination was to build
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
traps around the place and most of the footage we got back were of feral pigs pigs are not meant to be in this rainforest they were brought to Australia as farm animals by European settlers in the 1700s they soon escaped
Video examples
Part 1: Uneasy...
now some israelis are staking claim to land in the west bank by building communities there called settlements with the settlers come the soldiers that protect them and palestinian protesters that want them
Video examples
Julia Bacha: Pay...
and water resources from Israeli soldiers and settlers. These leaders are trying to forge a massive national nonviolent movement to end the occupation and build peace in the region. Yet, most of you
Video examples
3 questions to ask...
however unrealized and imperfect, one that only exists because the first settlers came here freely without worry of citizenship. So, where did you come from? How did you get here? Who paid?
Video examples
Part 4: A Space to Talk...
tell me a little bit about the daily life Israelis go through have you got attacked here by settlers can you tell us a little bit of what's happening
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Quote examples
Kris Kristofferson
American Musician
Heaven's Gate' was based on a true story about the cattle people: the people who had the money turned on the settlers who were in the area. And it was mainly a defense of their behavior. And the cattlemen's association had just about declared war on these people who were poaching cattle, and because they were mainly immigrants.
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Charles Lawrence
British Politician
After mature consideration it was unanimously agreed, that, to prevent as much as possible their attempting to return and molest the settlers that may be set down on their lands, a sufficient number of vessels should be hired with all possible expedition for that purpose.
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Robert Zubrin
American Scientist
Mars is key to humanity's future in space. It is the closest planet that has all the resources needed to support life and technological civilization. Its complexity uniquely demands the skills of human explorers, who will pave the way for human settlers.
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Albert Bushnell Hart
American Historian
One of the strongest and most persistent elements in national development has been that inheritance of political traditions and usages which the new settlers brought with them.
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Moshe Dayan
Israeli Soldier
We are a generation of settlers, and without the steel helmet and gun barrel, we shall not be able to plant a tree or build a house.
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Arthur Erickson
Canadian Architect
The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.
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Tzipi Livni
Israeli Politician
I arranged the first meeting between Ariel Sharon and the settlers.
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Isaac Herzog
Israeli Politician
Likud has been hijacked by a group of extremist settlers.
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Jeff Goldblum
American Actor
The original settlers of Alaska apparently were Russian.
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Avigdor Lieberman
Israeli Politician
I'm a settler, and I live in the Judean desert.
Quote examples
Kris Kristofferson
American Musician
Heaven's Gate' was based on a true story about the cattle people: the people who had the money turned on the settlers who were in the area. And it was mainly a defense of their behavior. And the cattlemen's association had just about declared war on these people who were poaching cattle, and because they were mainly immigrants.
Quote examples
Charles Lawrence
British Politician
After mature consideration it was unanimously agreed, that, to prevent as much as possible their attempting to return and molest the settlers that may be set down on their lands, a sufficient number of vessels should be hired with all possible expedition for that purpose.
Quote examples
Robert Zubrin
American Scientist
Mars is key to humanity's future in space. It is the closest planet that has all the resources needed to support life and technological civilization. Its complexity uniquely demands the skills of human explorers, who will pave the way for human settlers.
Quote examples
Albert Bushnell Hart
American Historian
One of the strongest and most persistent elements in national development has been that inheritance of political traditions and usages which the new settlers brought with them.
Quote examples
Moshe Dayan
Israeli Soldier
We are a generation of settlers, and without the steel helmet and gun barrel, we shall not be able to plant a tree or build a house.
Quote examples
Arthur Erickson
Canadian Architect
The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.
Quote examples
Tzipi Livni
Israeli Politician
I arranged the first meeting between Ariel Sharon and the settlers.
Quote examples
Isaac Herzog
Israeli Politician
Likud has been hijacked by a group of extremist settlers.
Quote examples
Jeff Goldblum
American Actor
The original settlers of Alaska apparently were Russian.
Quote examples
Avigdor Lieberman
Israeli Politician
I'm a settler, and I live in the Judean desert.
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