Thoreau justified his act of civil disobedience by objecting to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. In his essay "Civil Disobedience," he expressed his disapproval of the war and the moral implications of supporting a government that engaged in such actions through taxation.
I have paid no poll tax in six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night.
-Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849
Use the excerpt to answer the following question.
How did Thoreau justify this act of civil disobedience?
answers:
He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes
He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas
He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S. - Mexican War
He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War
3 answers
you sure
Yes, I am confident in my response. Henry David Thoreau's act of civil disobedience, as described in his essay "Civil Disobedience," was primarily a protest against the U.S.-Mexican War and the institution of slavery. He believed that paying taxes would support a government that engaged in actions he deemed immoral, particularly these two issues. So, in the context of the options provided, the correct justification for his non-payment of poll tax is that he objected to tax money being used to fund the U.S.-Mexican War.
1 answer