In France following the French Revolution there was a period that is known as the "reign of terror" whereby revolutionary courts were set up to prosecute individuals who were believed to be "enemies of the revolution." This was essentially a witch hunt for the enemies of the political elites during this period.
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Which was NOT true of the Emancipation Proclamation? It gave freedom to enslaved persons in the border states. (It DID free only a very few slaves; some abolitionists criticized it; & some Northern whites opposed it.) ... African Americans rushed to enlist in the Union army.
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Answer and explanation;
-Thoreau wanted to suggest that one should be willing to go to great lengths for a belief.
-Thoreau's imprisonment occurred because he did not support his government for which he felt was war-mongering and supported slavery.
-He was imprisoned because of it and urged every civilized citizen to do the same. Just as his imprisonment was unfair, so was the government's behavior towards African Americans and anyone who opposed it.
