Alan Brinkley, American History 15/e Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Highlights Loosening Ties The Struggle for the Continent The New Imperialism Stirrings of Revolt Cooperation and War Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Loosening Ties A Tradition of Neglect Growing Power of Parliament Decentralized Colonial Administration Powerful Colonial Legislatures Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

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The Struggle for the Continent An Uneasy Balance of Power New France and the Iroquois Nation New Sources of Conflict France’s North American Empire The Iroquois Confederacy Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

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The New Imperialism Burdens of Empire The British and the Tribes Commercial versus Territorial Imperialists Britain’s Staggering War Debt George III’s Shortcomings The British and the Tribes Proclamation of 1763 White Encroachment Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES IN 1763 The New Imperialism THE THIRTEEN COLONIES IN 1763 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

The New Imperialism The Colonial Response Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts Paxton Boys Regulator Movement Postwar Depression Political Consequences of the Grenville Program Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

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Stirrings of Revolt The Stamp Act Crisis Internal Rebellions Effects of the Stamp Act Virginia Resolves Sons of Liberty Parliament Retreats Internal Rebellions The Tory’s Day of Judgment (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Stirrings of Revolt The Townshend Program Mutiny Act Internal and External Taxes Colonial Boycotts Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Stirrings of Revolt The Boston Massacre Competition for Scarce Employment Samuel Adams The Boston Massacre (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Stirrings of Revolt The Philosophy of Revolt The Tea Excitement England’s Balanced Constitution Virtual versus Actual Representation The Tea Excitement Revolutionary Discourse The Tea Act Boston Tea Party Coercive Acts Consequences Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Cooperation and War New Sources of Authority First Continental Congress The Conciliatory Propositions Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Cooperation and War Lexington and Concord General Thomas Gage The Revolution Begins Recruiting poster (Library of Congress) Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

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