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Part I. England Extends Conquests to North America: 1. Preface; 2.Origins; 3. Embryonic empires; 4. Dependencies: Indians, The West; 5.Colonial variety I: Virginia; 6. Colonial variety II: New England; 7.Colonial variety III: New York; 8. Colonial variety IV: Pennsylvania; 9.Colonial variety V: South Carolina; Part II. Frictions Arise Within TheEmpire: 10. 'Salutary neglect'; 11. Royal prerogative in America; 12. War inprinciple; 13. Irritants; 14. At the core; 15. George III; 16. Reactionsbecoming revolution; 17. A variation on the theme of liberty; 18. Repressionand resistance; 19. A battle for bishops; Part III. An American Clone BreaksOff: 20. Imperial and colonial frontiers; 21. Changing sides; 22. Defianceand crackdown; 23. Uniting for liberty, tentatively; 24. Shots heard roundthe world; 25. Multiple revolutions; 26. Decision; 27. Religion then and now;28. A 'people's democracy'; 29. Liberty, virtue, empire; 30. Conquest,slavery, race; 31. Combat: multiple outbreaks; 32. Combat: the westerntheatre, I; 33. Combat: the northern theatre, I; 34. Combat: the northerntheatre, II; 35. Saratoga; 36. Combat: the western theatre, II; 37. 'West' inthe middle; 38. Combat: the southern theatre; 39. Yorktown; Part IV. TheClone Establishes its Form: 40. What next?; 41. Land; 42. People; 43. Power;Part V. More Conquests: 44. Climax; 45. In sum.