Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. The Conquest of Quebec and Peace-making 1759-63 1
5. Policy and Mythology 1763-64 25
6. A Troublesome Task: The First Year of Civil Government in Quebec 42
7. The True Spirit of a Lawful Sovereign: The Rockingham Ministry and Quebec 1765-66 60
8. The Lost Years 1766-70 85
9. The Quiet Revolution 1770-73 108
10. An Elastic Spirit in Our Constitution: Differing British Views on the Passage of the Quebec Act in 1774 126
11. Postscript 147
12. Notes 153
13. Bibliography 175
14. Index 189