World History Age of Exploration: Imperialism and Colonization of the New World Notes. Includes map of American colonization, and a graphic organizer showing cause and effects of the French and Indian War. Printable notes or handout outlining colonization and imperialism. The countries of Europe established colonies in the lands they had discovered but, in some cases, only after violently conquering the native people who lived there. South America and North America were colonized by Europeans kn