1 To explain the importance of studying colonial history in the 21st Century. 2  To understand the geographical claims of European nations in colonial North America.  To examine the new economic model for the development of the English colonies.
Blue Grotto (Capri) This article is about the Blue Grotto in Capri. For other uses, see Blue Grotto (disambiguation). The Blue Grotto (Italian: Grotta Azzurra) is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy. Sunlight, passing through an underwater cavity and shining through the seawater, creates a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern.
Rocca Flea is a fortified palazzo in Gualdo Tadino, Umbria. In Valletta, Malta, Casa Rocca Piccola is one of the last remaining unconverted palazzi, that is still lived in today by a noble family. In Sardinia, the Rocca Doria, a stronghold of the Doria of Genoa, gives its name to the commune Monteleone Rocca Doria. From the earliest stage, when church and rocca were the only stone structures the distinction between 'castles' and 'villages' is already one of degree rather than kind.