Civil Disobedience
What kind of resistance did Thoreau approve of?
non-violent
How long did Henry David Thoreau live on Walden Pond?
2 years
the day he was born
The author of Civil Disobedience would not pay taxes because he would not support these two things
Slavery and the Mexican-American War
Henry David Thoreau began living on Walden Pond on this holiday in 1845:
Independence Day
Thoreau said: “Things don’t change, _____________ change.”
we
He believed it was every citizen’s _______________________ to oppose unjust laws.
Duty
“Went to the woods because wished to live ____________________________.”
deliberately
Thoreau said:” Money is not required to buy one thing necessary of the ______________”
soul
Thoreau states, “I think we should be ________________ first and _______________________ afterward”.
men, subjects
detail
Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. What is he saying about time?
It continues on like the current of a stream with no regard for us
Thoreau also says, “It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the ____________________”
right
Thoreau said “No exertion of the legs can bring two _________________ much nearer to one another.”
minds
What best describes a central idea of the text?
Life should be lived without complication or hurry in order to find meaning.