Civil Disobedience

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Thoreau's view of the war with Mexico is best described as

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He was against it.

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Why is Thoreau not afraid of being in jail or not paying the tax?

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It was only his body that was imprisoned, not his mind. He was willing to go to jail to prove his point.

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According to Thoreau, to what does a person owe the strongest loyalty? Options: God’s moral authority, his or her conscience, his or her state government, “this American government”

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his or her conscience

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Thoreau uses the phrase “that we should be men first, and subjects afterwards” in order to:

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further the claim that each individual must follow his or her own conscience.

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What was Thoreau's view on slavery?

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Slavery is a moral evil that should be stopped.

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What was Thoreau's primary act of civil disobedience in his own life?

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Refusal to pay taxes

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How does Thoreau feel about his time in jail?

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He is proud that he followed his conscience.

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In Thoreau's opinion, what is the appropriate way to respond to unjust laws?

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One must disobey the laws at once.

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He wrote “civil disobedience” after a night in jail, what did he opposed to in this book?

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Slavery and the Mexican-American War.

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The refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

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Civil Disobedience