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Land dispossession

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The systematic removal or appropriation of Native American territories by European colonizers for settlement, agriculture, and resource extraction.

AP course connection

Topic 1.4: 1.4 Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest

Unit 1

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