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| Introduction: The Seven Years' War and the Disruption of the Old British Empire |
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| Prologue: Jumonville's Glen, May 28, 1754 |
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| PART I. The Origins of the Seven Years' War, 1450-1754 |
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The Erosion of Iroquois Influence |
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London Moves to Counter a Threat |
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33 | (9) |
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Washington Steps onto the Stage ... |
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42 | (8) |
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66 | (11) |
| PART II. 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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124 | (11) |
| PART III. Nadir, 1756-1757 |
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Lord Loudoun Takes Command |
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150 | (8) |
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The State of the Central Colonies |
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158 | (8) |
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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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169 | (7) |
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The Fortunes of War in Europe |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (6) |
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185 | (17) |
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Other Disasters, and a Ray of Hope |
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202 | (6) |
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208 | (11) |
| PART IV. 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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232 | (8) |
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Montcalm Raises a Cross: The Battle of Ticonderoga |
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240 | (10) |
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250 | (7) |
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257 | (2) |
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Bradstreet at Fort Frontenac |
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259 | (8) |
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Indian Diplomacy and the Fall of Fort Duquesne |
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267 | (19) |
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286 | (11) |
| PART V. 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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312 | (5) |
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Surfeit of Enthusiasm, Shortage of Resources |
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317 | (8) |
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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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344 | (25) |
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369 | (4) |
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Celebrations of Empire, Expectations of the Millennium |
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373 | (4) |
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Day of Decision: Quiberon Bay |
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| PART VI. Conquest Completed, 1760 |
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The Insufficiency of Valor: Levis and Vauquelin 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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| PART VII. 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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457 | (15) |
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472 | (4) |
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476 | (11) |
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The Intersections of Empire, Trade, and War: Havana |
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497 | (6) |
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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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518 | (11) |
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Yankees Invade Wyoming---and Pay the Price |
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529 | (6) |
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Amherst's Reforms and Pontiac's War |
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535 | (12) |
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547 | (10) |
| PART VIII. 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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560 | (12) |
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The American Duties Act (The Sugar Act) |
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572 | (9) |
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Postwar Conditions and the Context of Colonial Response |
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588 | (16) |
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An Ambiguous Response to Imperial Initiatives |
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604 | (13) |
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The Lessons of Pontiac's War |
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633 | (8) |
| PART IX. Crisis Compounded, 1765-1766 |
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Stamp Act and Quartering Act |
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641 | (11) |
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652 | (5) |
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657 | (7) |
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Nullification by Violence, and an Elite Effort to Reassert Control |
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677 | (14) |
| PART X. Empire Preserved? 1766 |
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The Repeal of the Stamp Act |
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691 | (18) |
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Acrimonious Postlude: The Colonies after Repeal |
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714 | (15) |
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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 |
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