Read this excerpt from “Civil Disobedience.”
Overrun means “invaded.”
Subjected to means “placed under
When] a whole country is unjustly overrun and conquered by a foreign army, and subjected to military law, I think that it is not too soon for honest men to rebel.
— Henry David Thoreau
“Civil Disobedience”
(1849)
Which of the following statements best describes Thoreau's view of the war?
A The United States had a right to rebel against Mexico.
B The war against Mexico was wrong, and Americans should oppose it.
CThe United States improved conditions in Mexico by enforcing the law.
