Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue: The French Regime 3
5. British Colonial Policy and the Island of St John, 1763—1767 12
6. The Organization of Government, 1767–1775 27
7. Settlement, 1769–1775 45
8. The Years of the American Revolution, 1775–1780 65
9. Grabbing for Land, 1780–1783 83
10. Welcoming the Loyalists, 1783–1784 98
11. Loyalists versus Proprietors, 1784–1786 121
12. Fanning Fights for Control, 1786–1789 139
13. Governors Attacked and Highlanders Arrived, 1789–1792 157
14. The Rise of the Escheat Movement, 1792–1798 175
15. Epilogue 196
16. Notes 201
17. A Note on Sources 227
18. Index 231