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The Outer Colonies were colonized and founded by the [[Unified Earth Government]] mostly over the course of the 25th century, following [[human]]ity's first wave of extrasolar colonization between [[2362]] and [[2390]].<ref name="enc43">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 43-45'' (2011)</ref> Unlike the inhabitants of the [[Inner Colonies]] who had been selected from [[Earth]]'s "best and the brightest", the recruiting standards for the Outer Colonials were far more varied. Due to the colonization contractors' main interests being in valuable resource rights rather than having the best personnel, some Outer Colony settlers were selected from pardoned law-breakers, while others were illegally conscripted. In addition, some colonists used their own means, legal or illegal, to transport to the distant colonies in order to escape Earth's control. All of these factors led the colonists having no particular loyalties to Earth.<ref name="history">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 428-429''</ref> | The Outer Colonies were colonized and founded by the [[Unified Earth Government]] mostly over the course of the 25th century, following [[human]]ity's first wave of extrasolar colonization between [[2362]] and [[2390]].<ref name="enc43">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 43-45'' (2011)</ref> The settlement of [[Alluvion]] in [[2412]] is generally considered the start of the Outer Colonies.{{Ref/Novel|HO|Chapter=9}} Unlike the inhabitants of the [[Inner Colonies]] who had been selected from [[Earth]]'s "best and the brightest", the recruiting standards for the Outer Colonials were far more varied. Due to the colonization contractors' main interests being in valuable resource rights rather than having the best personnel, some Outer Colony settlers were selected from pardoned law-breakers, while others were illegally conscripted. In addition, some colonists used their own means, legal or illegal, to transport to the distant colonies in order to escape Earth's control. All of these factors led the colonists having no particular loyalties to Earth.<ref name="history">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 428-429''</ref> | ||
The Outer Colonials' resentment of UEG control often manifested as various forms of civil disobedience, such as refusal to pay taxes or living in illegal settlements outside the government's [[surveillance grid]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Pariah]]", ''pages 13-14''</ref> It was also common for Outer Colony citizens to avoid registering births and deaths to [[Colonial Administration Authority]] databases; as such, there was no complete gene registry of Outer Colony inhabitants. However, these registrations were not mandatory, as the UNSC suspected it would have further agitated the Outer Colonials.<ref name="oc">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 82''</ref> Most Outer Colony citizens, however, took advantage of the benefits offered to them by the CAA, including the free [[Outer Colony vaccination program]], which was secretly used to catalog children's DNA. This program was later used in drawing suitable recruits for both the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program]]s.<ref name="oc"/><ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''February 15, 2511''</ref> While the Outer Colonials were often reluctant to trust the UEG's [[United Nations Space Command]], the [[Colonial Military Administration]] was significantly more accepted after the organization was forced to make the Outer Colonies its province after the UNSC continued to encroach on the CMA's powers in the Inner Colonies.<ref name="ENC68">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 68-69'' (2011)</ref> | The Outer Colonials' resentment of UEG control often manifested as various forms of civil disobedience, such as refusal to pay taxes or living in illegal settlements outside the government's [[surveillance grid]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Pariah]]", ''pages 13-14''</ref> It was also common for Outer Colony citizens to avoid registering births and deaths to [[Colonial Administration Authority]] databases; as such, there was no complete gene registry of Outer Colony inhabitants. However, these registrations were not mandatory, as the UNSC suspected it would have further agitated the Outer Colonials.<ref name="oc">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 82''</ref> Most Outer Colony citizens, however, took advantage of the benefits offered to them by the CAA, including the free [[Outer Colony vaccination program]], which was secretly used to catalog children's DNA. This program was later used in drawing suitable recruits for both the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program]]s.<ref name="oc"/><ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''February 15, 2511''</ref> While the Outer Colonials were often reluctant to trust the UEG's [[United Nations Space Command]], the [[Colonial Military Administration]] was significantly more accepted after the organization was forced to make the Outer Colonies its province after the UNSC continued to encroach on the CMA's powers in the Inner Colonies.<ref name="ENC68">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 68-69'' (2011)</ref> | ||
