Why was Henry David Thoreau put in jail, prompting him to write the essay "Civil Disobedience"?

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Adamretter · Answer 1 · 2022-03-21T03:32:08+0000

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Why was Henry David Thoreau put in jail, prompting him to write the essay "Civil Disobedience"?

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D. He refused to pay a poll tax as a protest against the Mexican-American War.

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Michael D Johnson · Answer 2 · 2022-03-23T16:30:39+0000

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Henry David Thoreau was put in jail because he didn't want to pay taxes out of protest against slavery. He was allowed to do so at first, but when he publicly stood against the invasion of Mexico, he was arrested.

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