William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET 24 BEDFORD STREET, STRAND 1901 CONGRESS,Two Copies Received MAP 15 1901 Copyright entry CLASS ^)«C. N»^^ / 2L^ COPY B. Copyright, 1900 BY G. p. PUTNAMS SONS c ^ c c• C,C e • e « XTbe Itnfcfteibocftec press, Rew l^orft TO MY MOTHER WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDEI DEDICATE THIS BOOK CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION PAGE ix CHAPTER I. ENTRANCE INTO POLITICS. (1708-1737.) . I CHAPTER , CARTERET, AND PELHAM. (1738-1754.). I5 CHAPTER ATTAINS POWER. (1754-1757.) ... 47 CHAPTER
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET 24 BEDFORD STREET, STRAND 1901 CONGRESS,Two Copies Received MAP 15 1901 Copyright entry CLASS ^)«C. N»^^ / 2L^ COPY B. Copyright, 1900 BY G. p. PUTNAMS SONS c ^ c c• C,C e • e « XTbe Itnfcfteibocftec press, Rew l^orft TO MY MOTHER WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDEI DEDICATE THIS BOOK CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION PAGE ix CHAPTER I. ENTRANCE INTO POLITICS. (1708-1737.) . I CHAPTER , CARTERET, AND PELHAM. (1738-1754.). I5 CHAPTER ATTAINS POWER. (1754-1757.) ... 47 CHAPTER war MINISTRY. (1757-1761.) . . IO3 CHAPTER V. THE PEACE OF PARIS, AND THE STAMP ACT. (1761-1765.) 187 CHAPTER OF THE STAMP ACT. (1766.) . • • 237 PAGE vi Contents. CHAPTER CHATHAM MINISTRY. (1766-1769.) . 267 CHAPTER VIII. THE OPPOSITION TO PREROGATIVE, (1770-1772.) 303 CHAPTER IX. THE ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE EMPIRE. (1772- 1778.) 332 CHAPTER X. Chathams personality and historical po-sition 366 appendix : the family compact of 176 i . 383 INDEX 386. ILLUSTRATIONS STATUE OF LORD CHATHAM, IN ST. STEPHEN S HALL, WESTMINSTER * . Froutispiece[By D. MacDowell, ] COAT OF ARMS ix SIR ROBERT WALPOLE ** ..... 6 [From the painting by J. B. Van Loo (1740) in theNational Portrait Gallery.] LORD BOLINGBROKE lO [From the bust by Rysbrack.] THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE 22 [From the painting by Bentley.] GEORGE II 38 [From the painting by Bentley.] HENRY PELHAM . . . .44 [From the painting by Bentley.] WILLIAM PITt^ 94 [From the painting by W. Hoare, in the NationalPortrait Gallery.] * Copyright, Sir Benjamin Copyright, Walker & Cockerell. vii Vlll Illustrations PAGE LOUIS DE MONTCALM, ^TAT 29 . . II4 FRENCH FORTS IN AMERICA, 1750-1760 . I16 ROBERT, LORD CLIVE I18 MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES WOLFE . , . .122 PRINCE FERDINAND 124 ADMIRAL EDWARD BOSCAWEN . . I30 LOUISBOURG MEDALS OF 1758 .... I32 PLAN OF THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC .... I42 MONTCALM AND WOLFE MONUMENT AT Q
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