The quest for power: the lower houses of assembly in the Southern Royal colonies, 1689-1776

Part I. Backdrop to power. Process and pattern. The configuration of politics

Part II. Control over finance. Money bills. Accounts. Expenditures. Paper money

Part III. Control over the civil list. Salaries. Fees

Part IV. Control over the legislative process. Membership. Internal proceedings

Part V. Control over executive affairs. Revenue officers. Public works and services. Colonial agents. Public printers. Military affairs. Indian affairs. Courts and judges. Church offices

Part VI. The fruits of power, 1763-1776. A new status and a new challenge. Tightening the reins : general issues. Tightening the reins : local issues. The ultimate issue. Appendix I. Chief executives of the Southern Royal Colonies, 1689-1776. Appendix II. Speakers of the Lower Houses in the Southern Royal Colonies, 1689-1776. Appendix III. The leaders of the Lower Houses of Assembly in the Southern Royal Colonies, 1688-1776.