Which action would be consistent with a person who believed in civil disobedience?

1. a Know-Nothing Party member attacking an immigrant
2. a conductor on the Underground Railroad guiding escaped slaves
3. an angry citizen setting fire to a government building
4. a merchant banker who got wealthy by extending credit

1 answer

The action that would be consistent with a person who believed in civil disobedience is:

2. a conductor on the Underground Railroad guiding escaped slaves.

Civil disobedience involves intentionally disobeying laws or government commands in a peaceful manner to bring about social or political change. The conductors of the Underground Railroad engaged in acts of civil disobedience by helping escaped slaves avoid capture, defying laws that upheld slavery.