Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
Merchants, agents, and practical issues -- Prologue to revolution: constitutional issues during the Grenville Ministry -- Accommodation under Rockingham -- The Chatham Ministry, 1766-1768: the controversy renewed -- "A ground for reconciliation," 1768-1773 -- Franklin and the crisis in the agencies -- The Massachusetts Acts, 1774 -- Failure of a lobby, 1774-1775 -- Conclusion