1. Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e
Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition

2. Highlights Loosening Ties The Struggle for the Continent
The New Imperialism
Stirrings of Revolt
Cooperation and War
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3. Loosening Ties A Tradition of Neglect Growing Power of Parliament
Decentralized Colonial Administration
Powerful Colonial Legislatures
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4. Loosening Ties The Colonies Divided Albany Plan
A map of the New World (Royalty-Free/CORBIS)
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5. 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
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6. The Struggle for the Continent
Anglo-French Conflicts
European Seeds of Conflict
Fort Necessity
A French map of North America, (Royalty-Free/CORBIS)
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7. The Struggle for the Continent
The Great War for the Empire
Braddock Defeated
William Pitt Takes Charge
Siege of Quebec
Pease of Paris
Consequences of the Seven Years’ War
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8. The Struggle for the Continent
The Seven Years’ War
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9. 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
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10. The Thirteen Colonies in 1763
The New Imperialism
The Thirteen Colonies in 1763
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11. The New Imperialism The Colonial Response
Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts
Paxton Boys
Regulator Movement
Postwar Depression
Political Consequences of the Grenville Program
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12. The New Imperialism North America in 1763
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13. 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)
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14. Stirrings of Revolt The Townshend Program Mutiny Act
Internal and External Taxes
Colonial Boycotts
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15. Stirrings of Revolt The Boston Massacre
Competition for Scarce Employment
Samuel Adams
The Boston Massacre (Library of Congress)
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16. 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
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17. Cooperation and War New Sources of Authority
First Continental Congress
The Conciliatory Propositions
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18. Cooperation and War Lexington and Concord General Thomas Gage
The Revolution Begins
Recruiting poster (Library of Congress)
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19. The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775
Cooperation and War
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775
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