Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 1

Based on this passage, how did Thoreau feel about his confinement?

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inwardly free

Question 2

Which transcendental belief supports Thoreau's feeling of inner freedom?

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Society and government corrupt the individual.

Question 3

Did your answer cover the following points? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Thoreau's disapproval of the government; the essay's failure to stop slavery or the government's desire to expand westward; the idea of disobeying an unjust law; the impact of Thoreau's essay on the civil rights movement, including the bus boycott, Rosa Parks, the Greensboro sit-in, the Freedom Riders, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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