(c)   This   plan  differs  from  Burke's  plan  in
the  following  respects :
(I')    It  is  neither  a  plan  of  regular  taxa-
tion by  Parliament,  nor  a  plan  of
taxation  by  colony  grant.
(II')    It  does  not  involve  complete  con-
cession   to    the    demands    of    the
colonists  regarding  taxation.
(Ill')   It   does  involve  coercion  in  some
form   to   compel    the   payment  of
quotas.
IV.  The  origin  and  history  of  the  case  are  as  follows :

A.  The  colonies  have  resisted  all  attempts  to  collect
taxes  levied  on  them  by  Parliament  without
their  consent.
B.  Their  resistance  has  developed  through  chronic
disorder  and  tumult  into  a  state  of  almost  open
revolt.
C.  To  restore  peace,  Parliament  has  recently  ap-
proved Lord  North's  compromise  plan.
D.  Now  the  whole  question  of  American  policy  has
come  up  again  in  an  aggravated  form ;  for

1.  Further  savage  measures  to  crush  the  trade
and  stop  the  fisheries  of  all  the  colonies  have

.  been  passed  by  the  House  of  Lords  and  sent
to  the  Commons  for  their  approval.
232  Building  the  Case

E.  Various  explanations  have  been  offered  for  the
stubborn  spirit  of  resistance  among  the  colonies :

1.  One  explanation  is  that  this  spirit  is  due  only
to  their  grievances  in  the  matter  of  taxation.
2.  Another  is  that  this  spirit  is  due  to  a  desire
to  throw  off  all  the  trade  laws  enacted  by
Parliament.
3.  Another  is  that  it  is  due  to  a  desire  on  the
part  of  the  colonies  for  their  independence.
F.  Various  plans  for  solving  the  general  problem  have
been  advanced.
1.  One  is  that  this  problem  should  be  settled  as
a  question  of  legal  right.
2.  Another  is  that  the  colonies  should  simply
be  punished  for  their  stubbornness.
