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

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

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a tax collector asked him to pay six years of tax. well,Thoreau refused due to his opposition to the Mexican–American War n' slavery, so he spent a night in jail because of his refusal.
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i think answer is d he refused to pay a pool tax as a protest against the mexican american

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