THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Thoreau wrote that non-violent protest could be used to create changes is a movment known as ____
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Civil War
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Civil Disobedience
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Civil Law
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Civil liberties
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Thoreau declared that if the government required people to participate in injustice by obeying “unjust laws, ” then people should “break the laws” even if they ended up in prison.
Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout his life, Thoreau emphasized the importance of individuality and self-reliance. He practiced civil disobedience in his own life and spent a night in jail for his refusal to pay taxes in protest of the Mexican War. (Thoreau was opposed to the practice of slavery in some of the territories involved.)
Detailed explanation-3: -Thoreau’s style is strongly aphoristic, and many similar sentences have been quoted over the decades.
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