Civil Disobedience
Thoreau
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What is the idea behind civil disobedience?
Disobeying or violating immoral or unjust laws.
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The war that Thoreau opposed
What is the War with Mexico?
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Three ways to serve the country
What is with body, head, and conscience?
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This is the man who first made use of the term “civil disobedience”
Henry David Thoreau
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Thoreau considered himself a no-government man (anarchist). (True or False)
False
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What is the motto regarding the government written throughout Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience?
“The best government is that which governs least”
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What was Thoreau charged with when he faced incarceration?
Failure to pay poll taxes (tax evasion).
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Format of Civil Disobedience
What is a personal essay?
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Name a local example of civil disobedience that has happened recently.
Black Lives Matter protests
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How many days Thoreau spent in jail
What is one day?
300
How did Thoreau respond to slavery?
He opposed it and refused to own slaves.
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Thoreau's full name
What is Henry David Thoreau?
300
Name two peace-promoting figures who use similar ideologies as Thoreau’s civil disobedience.
Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
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Name the two major civil issues that Thoreau was protesting when he wrote “Civil Disobedience”
Slavery and the Mexican-American War.
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True or false Thoreau went to Harvard
What is true?
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What principles conform the ideal government as described on Thoreau’s civil disobedience? (name one)
Morals, ethics, conscience.
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What serious medical condition did Thoreau suffer from (lung disease)?
Tuberculosis
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Name three examples of civil disobedience in the history of the United States. (Discussed in presentation)
Boston Tea Party, Civil Rights Movement, Industrial struggle during Great Depression, Women Voting, Anti-war Movements, Birth control and abortion, Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights
400
Name three characteristics of civil disobedience.
Non-violent, done to achieve a specific political goal, involves breaking the law.
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Civil Disobedience is a piece that involves the analysis between the relationship of who and who?
Man and state.
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What is the year of publication of Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience?
1849
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500
Name three characteristics of a personal essay
What is less formal style of writing, sharing personal opinions, describing personal experiences, 1st person point of view?
500
What is the difference between rebellion and civil disobedience?
Rebellion involves larger groups and the use of violent tactics.
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President who abolished slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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