Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. published in 1849 __________ by __________ inspired by the writer’s experien
ce of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the Mexican-American War. 1)
a. "Civil Disobedience"
b. Walden
c. "self-reliance"
d. "Nature"
2)
a. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. Amos Bronson Alcott
c. Henry David Thoreau
d. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Answer: Published in 1849, "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau was inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the Mexican-American War.
Explanation: Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist and tax resister. He opposed to the Mexican-American War and he protested against it by refusing to pay six years of poll taxes. <u>After spending a night in prison for the refusal, he delivered a lecture on the rights of individuals, which gave form to his essay "Civil Disobedience"</u>. In this text, Thoreau claims that governments are always trying to manipulate the consciences of the citizens.