This is the full passage so you can see what the last line of the paragraph is: thoreau believed that a government that supported slavery was corrupt and immoral. he was also deeply suspicious of government. for these and other reasons, thoreau refused to pay his poll tax for a number of years. the poll tax was a legal tax owed by every person. it was basically a tax on one's body. after not paying for years, he was at last arrested. he spent only one night in jail, however, as a relative paid the tax for him. he was reportedly furious that any tax was paid on his behalf. read this line from the third paragraph: "for these and other reasons, thoreau refused to pay his poll tax for a number of years." how does this sentence prepare readers for the final line of the paragraph? (5 points) it lets readers know his refusal to pay wasn't just a passing idea. it lets readers know thoreau was a thoughtful man. it tells readers his reasons for refusal were not important. it tells readers why thoreau was not arrested for so long.