Metropole

The relationship between a colony and its metropole was often fraught with tension.

The metropole was responsible for providing military protection to its colonies.

The people of the colony often felt like they were treated as second-class citizens by their metropole.

The metropole would send supplies and resources to the colony to help it thrive.

The metropole established the laws and regulations that the colony had to follow.

The governor of the colony was appointed by the metropole.

The economy of the colony was closely tied to that of the metropole.

The culture and customs of the metropole often influenced those of the colony.

The colonists sometimes rebelled against the authority of the metropole.

Boston was once the metropole of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

New York City is often considered the metropole of the United States.

Rio de Janeiro was the metropole of the Portuguese Empire in Brazil.

Lisbon was the metropole of the Portuguese Empire.

Seville was the metropole of the Spanish colonial empire in the Philippines.

Philadelphia was the metropole of Pennsylvania Colony.

Madrid served as the metropole of the Spanish colonial empire in Latin America.

The metropole often used its colonies to gain wealth and resources.