Answer:
It is an attempt to influence society to accept a dissenting point of view. Although it usually uses tactics of nonviolence, it is more than mere passive resistance since it often takes active forms such as illegal street demonstrations or peaceful occupations of premises. The classic treatise on this topic is Henry David Thoreau's "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience," which states that when a person's conscience and the laws clash, that person must follow his or her conscience. The stress on personal conscience and on the need to act now rather than to wait for legal change are recurring elements in civil disobedience movements. The U.S. Bill of Rights asserts that the authority of a government is derived from the consent of the governed, and whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the right and duty of the people to alter or abolish it.
Explanation:
There are 8 elements for a group of people to be a religion:
1.) Cities/Towns
2.) Specialization of labor
3.) Education/Art
4.) Form of government
5.) Religion
6.) Writing
7.) Technology
8.) Trade
This was taken directly from my notes. Hope it helped.
Is this question from the missionary story?
OK so basically the answer will be that it provided many new different ideas to the American colonists.
