Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward Island 9780773561168

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Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward Island
 9780773561168

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Prologue: The French Regime
1 British Colonial Policy and the Island of St John, 1763–1767
2 The Organization of Government, 1767–1775
3 Settlement, 1769–1775
4 The Years of the American Revolution, 1775–1780
5 Grabbing for Land, 1780–1783
6 Welcoming the Loyalists, 1783—1784
7 Loyalists versus Proprietors, 1784–1786
8 Fanning Fights for Control, 1786–1789
9 Governors Attacked and Highlanders Arrived, 1789–1792
10 The Rise of the Escheat Movement, 1792–1798
Epilogue
Notes
A Note on Sources
Index
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