Define these three Social Studies terms: Colony

Protectorate

Sphere of Influence

A colony is a group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland. The people who founded the United States first came to America to live as part of a British colony.

A protectorate is a state that is controlled and protected by another sovereign state.

Sphere of influence, in international politics, the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory.

Explanation:

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/sphere-of-influence

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colony#:~:text=A%20colony%20is%20a%20group,part%20of%20a%20British%20colony.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.