what if there was still the british empire,would the world be a better place?
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monkey boy I am assuming this is not a school project by the extension of "67" usually denoting a birth year so... WHAT!!!!\n\nnot much of a history buff are we?  What did you base this idea on.. the fact that you enjoyed the Commonwealth Games?
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The US and UK have enjoyed a "special relationship" since the beginning. I don't think the "colony" thing is permanent; Tony Blair wanted to be Bush's lapdog, but I think he (and the British public) has learned his lesson.
911853
It would be the Royal House of Windsor. If the colonies which became the USA would not have separated from Great Britain they would still be part of the British Commonwealth with Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen. But this just wasn't meant to be.
605851
It would make the world a better place to live, and people would be happier
328898
Well, for starters the War of 1812 would never have been fought.  England might have eventually sold us to pay off the war debt.  We might have ended up speaking French or Spanish, or something else!  So we wouldn't be speaking English and we wouldn't have a lot of the same culture.  We wouldn't have had any of our early presidents so our country might not have expanded in what they called "manifest destiny."  We could still occupy only New England and we wouldn't be the longest lasting republic in the world.  Our constitution would not have been written and the abolitionists might never had succeeded.  Rights in all parts of the world might never have evolved.  Many countries might still have monarchies today, including us!
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By today, it would be an idependent  federation of states, with a Prime Minister of each. The Head of State would be HM Queen Elizabeth II (who, is it must be noted, non executive)\n\nIt is possible that the Civil War might have been avoided, although slavery would have been abolished, probably gradually in the mid 19th Century.\n\nThe British would have taken America into the First World War in 1914, and I doubt that the people of America would have allowed London to retain such power over foreign policy afterwards, although perhaps they would have been influenced enough by London to join World War 2 in 1939.
884588
if only that could happen the world would be a nicer place......
585558
Yes, if indeed there would be world peace with no "but"s, or exceptions.. I would come up with a different method to get around.
509968
well in terms of area ,population and wealth and might no other empire can be equalled with the former British Empire.
738078
maybe if we knew what country we could comment better.
697516
Greetings!\n\nYes it would, but since life (especially government) is always about money, then the reality is this.\nSettlers being isolated would be not threat to England.  They would tame the country introduce commerce and eventually insure their benefactors a wealth of sorts.\nSo the cost of sending them was far outweighed by the return on the investment.\nAnd if they died while there? Eh, so what.\n\nGood Luck
550986
The world would descend into chaos, possibly another Dark Age.  The United States is simply the greatest force for good on earth.
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To have left the world a better place than they found it.
440589
Any way you like. There is no "America" and no other countries. There is only the the Empire.
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Think positive!  The world isn't so bad.  The quality of life for the majority of the world is better than it has been at any point in history.  Sure there are problems but nothing is perfect and will never be, but let's just make the best of it and enjoy.
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The importance of indepentance...like the United States? Well...if we didn't declare our indepentance we would all be British wouldn't we? We wouldn't have our freedom of speach, religion, or press. We would be completely different than the America we are today, wouldn't we?
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giving the world a  country that pretty much every other country hates?