Continentalism refers to the agreements or policies that favor the regionalization and/or cooperation between nations within a continent. The term's used more often in the European and North American contexts, but the concept has been applied to other continents. Continentalism in North America United States Historically, the United States of America saw itself as a blossoming continental nation-state. Accordingly, the first governing body for the North American colonists was called the Continen… (More on Continentalism)