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Introduction: The Seven Years' War and the Disruption of the Old British Empire | |
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Maps | |
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Prologue: Jumonville's Glen, May 28, 1754 | |
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The Origins of the Seven Years' War, 1450-1754 | |
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Iroquoia and Empire | |
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The Erosion of Iroquois Influence | |
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London Moves to Counter a Threat | |
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Washington Steps onto the Stage ... | |
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... And Stumbles | |
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Escalation | |
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Defeat, 1754-1755 | |
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The Albany Congress and Colonial Disunion | |
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General Braddock Takes Command | |
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Disaster on the Monongahela | |
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After Braddock: William Shirley and the Northern Campaigns | |
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British Politics, and a Revolution in European Diplomacy | |
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Nadir, 1756-1757 | |
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Lord Loudoun Takes Command | |
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Oswego | |
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The State of the Central Colonies | |
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The Strains of Empire: Causes of Anglo-American Friction | |
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Britain Drifts into a European War | |
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The Fortunes of War in Europe | |
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Loudoun's Offensive | |
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Fort William Henry | |
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Other Disasters, and a Ray of Hope | |
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Pitt Changes Course | |
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Turning Point, 1758 | |
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Deadlock, and a New Beginning | |
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Old Strategies, New Men, and a Shift in the Balance | |
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Montcalm Raises a Cross: The Battle of Ticonderoga | |
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Amherst at Louisbourg | |
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Supply Holds the Key | |
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Bradstreet at Fort Frontenac | |
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Indian Diplomacy and the Fall of Fort Duquesne | |
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Educations in Arms | |
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Annus Mirabilis, 1759 | |
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Success, Anxiety, and Power: The Ascent of William Pitt | |
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Ministerial Uncertainties | |
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Surfeit of Enthusiasm, Shortage of Resources | |
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Emblem of Empire: Fort Pitt and the Indians | |
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The Six Nations Join the Fight: The Siege of Niagara | |
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General Amherst Hesitates: Ticonderoga and Crown Point | |
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Dubious Battle: Wolfe Meets Montcalm at Quebec | |
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Fall's Frustrations | |
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Celebrations of Empire, Expectations of the Millennium | |
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Day of Decision: Quiberon Bay | |
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Conquest Completed, 1760 | |
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War in Full Career | |
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The Insufficiency of Valor: Levis and Vanquelin at Quebec | |
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Murray Ascends the St. Lawrence | |
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Conquest Completed: Vaudreuil Surrenders at Montreal | |
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The Causes of Victory and the Experience of Empire | |
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Pitt Confronts an Unexpected Challenge | |
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Victory Recollected: Scenographia Americana | |
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Vexed Victory, 1761-1763 | |
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The Fruits of Victory and the Seeds of Disintegration | |
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The Cherokee War and Amherst's Reforms in Indian Policy | |
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Amherst's Dilemma | |
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Pitt's Problems | |
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The End of an Alliance | |
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The Intersections of Empire, Trade, and War: Havana | |
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Peace | |
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The Rise of Wilkes, the Fall of Bute, and the Unheeded Lesson of Manila | |
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Anglo-America at War's End: The Fragility of Empire | |
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Yankees Invade Wyoming--and Pay the Price | |
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Amherst's Reforms and Pontiac's War | |
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Amherst's Recall | |
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Crisis and Reform, 1764 | |
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Death Reshuffles a Ministry | |
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An Urgent Search for Order: Grenville and Halifax Confront the Need for Revenue and Control | |
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The American Duties Act (The Sugar Act) | |
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The Currency Act | |
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Postwar Conditions and the Context of Colonial Response | |
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An Ambiguous Response to Imperial Initiatives | |
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Pontiac's Progress | |
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The Lessons of Pontiac's War | |
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Crisis Compounded, 1765-1766 | |
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Stamp Act and Quartering Act | |
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Grenville's End | |
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The Assemblies Vacillate | |
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Mobs Respond | |
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Nullification by Violence, and an Elite Effort to Reassert Control | |
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Empire Preserved? 1766 | |
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The Repeal of the Stamp Act | |
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The Hollowness of Empire | |
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Acrimonious Postlude: The Colonies after Repeal | |
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The Future of Empire | |
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Epilogue: Mount Vernon, June 24, 1767 | |
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Notes | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Index | |