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1. Law, colonization, legitimation and the European background AnthonyPagden; 2. The law of Native Americans to 1815 Katherine A. Hermes; 3.English settlement and local governance Mary Sarah Bilder; 4. Legalcommunications and imperial governance: British North America and SpanishAmerica compared Richard J. Ross; 5. Regionalism in early American law DavidThomas Konig; 6. Penality and the colonial project: crime, punishment and theregulation of morals in early America Michael Meranze; 7. Law, population,labor Christopher Tomlins; 8. The fragmented laws of slavery in the colonialand revolutionary eras Sally E. Hadden; 9. The transformation of domestic lawHolly Brewer; 10. Law and religion in colonial America Mark McGarvie andElizabeth Mensch; 11. The transformation of law and economy in early AmericaBruce H. Mann; 12. Law and commerce, 1580-1815 Claire Priest; 13. Law and theorigins of the American Revolution Jack P. Greene; 14. Confederation andconstitution Jack N. Rakove; 15. The consolidation of the early Federalsytem, 1791-1812 Saul Cornell and Gerald Leonard; 16. Magistrates, common lawlawyers, legislators: the three legal systems of British America James A.Henretta.