Revolution
A big change in government or society led by the people, often violent.
What is a revolution?
A violent public event where people break things and fight.
What is a riot?
He lived alone, never married, and never went to church.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
A public action where people show they disagree with something.
What is a protest?
The war where American colonies fought to leave British rule.
What is the American Revolution?
When a peaceful gathering suddenly becomes dangerous and violent.
What is when a protest turns into a riot?
Thoreau’s action of refusing to pay a tax to protest a government policy.
What is civil disobedience?
Deliberately refusing to follow a law to show it is unfair.
What is civil disobedience?
A short word for a person who works to bring big change (starts with R).
What is rebel?
A cause that can make a protest turn into a riot (example: anger at police).
What is a trigger?
He refused to pay a tax to the state and lived simply in a cabin by a pond.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
A person who breaks a law on purpose to show it is wrong.
Who is a civil disobedient?
When people remove a leader or government and create a new system.
What is an overthrow?
Damage to stores or cars during a public disturbance.
What is property damage?
The simple place in nature Thoreau used for spiritual reflection, rest, and practical needs like shelter and fuel.
What is the wooded forest?
A famous leader who used nonviolent civil disobedience in India
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
A revolution that used mostly peaceful methods instead of violence.
What is a peaceful revolution?
A safety action: leave the area quickly and find a safe place.
What should you do if a protest becomes a riot?
A short phrase from Thoreau saying people must resist blind obedience: “Disobedience is the true foundation of __.”
What is liberty?
Doing something illegal to draw attention to an important cause.
What is an act of protest or civil disobedience?