British colonial land policies

British colonial land policies typically involved acquiring land through treaties, purchases, or force, then establishing systems to control and utilize it. These policies prioritized settler interests and resource extraction, often reallocating land from indigenous populations to colonial settlers or corporations. Laws like land surveys, titles, and leases formalized ownership and facilitated economic development, but frequently marginalized native communities and their traditional rights. Overall, British policies aimed to manage land for state and commercial benefit, reshaping local land tenure systems and often leading to displacement of indigenous peoples and altered land use patterns.