He killing of Osama Bin Laden and the USA Patriot Act is the answer to your question.
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Many colonies were economically more developed than they likely would have been had they not bee colonized. An example of this is India, a country which likely wouldn't be in the economic position it is today if it weren't for advances made under British rule. India would likely be even less developed than it is today and would probably be split into several if not many smaller nations/kingdoms.
<span>The Boston Rebellion was an uprising in 1689 against Sir Edmund Andros, the English governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Andros had been charged with reorganizing the colony, a project which included the enforcement of various restrictions on trade -- notably the navigation act -- but also involved imposing freedom of religion (and catholic office holders) on Boston's largely puritan population. The leaders of the rebellion were the preacher Cotton Mather and Simon Broadstreet, the former governor of the colony.</span>