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Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience. Henry David Thoreau Introductory Notes. Civil Disobedience. Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy.

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Civil Disobedience

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  1. Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau Introductory Notes

  2. Civil Disobedience • Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy. • It is characterized by nonviolent acts such as boycotting, picketing, and nonpayment of taxes. • “Peaceful resistance”

  3. Why did Thoreau write Civil Disobedience? • Between 1846 and 1848 the Mexican War ensued (border dispute between Texas and Mexico) • Thoreau objected to the war because his tax money was supporting slavery—this land would become a slave territory • Refused to pay his taxes and was put in jail • Thoreau writes Civil Disobedience while there • He only spent one night as his aunt paid his back taxes for him

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