Imperial Challenge: Quebec and Britain in the Age of the American Revolution 9780773562004

Philip Lawson examines the profound effect that the conquest of Quebec had on British politics and imperial thought in t

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Imperial Challenge: Quebec and Britain in the Age of the American Revolution
 9780773562004

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
1 The Conquest of Quebec and Peace-making 1759–63
2 Policy and Mythology 1763–64
3 A Troublesome Task: The First Year of Civil Government in Quebec
4 The True Spirit of a Lawful Sovereign: The Rockingham Ministry and Quebec 1765–66
5 The Lost Years 1766–70
6 The Quiet Revolution 1770–73
7 An Elastic Spirit in Our Constitution: Differing British Views on the Passage of the Quebec Act in 1774
8 Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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