Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations x
4. Preface xi
5. Abbreviations xvi
6. Part I Colonial Politics and the Coming of Revolution
7. 1 The Administration of Governor Benning Wentworth 1741-1767 3
8. 2 Family and Royal Authority under Attack, 1760-1773 35
9. 3 The Collapse of Royal Government, 1773-1775 74
10. Part II Republicanism Established: The War Years
11. 4 Political Authority in the Revolutionary Crisis, 1774-1776 95
12. 5 Problems of Power: State Government, 1776-1784 124
13. 6 Constitutional Reform, 1776-1783 164
14. Part III Crisis and Resolution
15. 7 Republicanism on Trial, 1783-1787 183
16. 8 Republicanism Triumphant 1787-1794 206
17. Bibliography 241
18. Index 255