Why was Henry David Thoreau put in jail, prompting him to write the essay "Civil Disobedience"? OA
He became a Union traitor and swore allegiance to the South during the Civil War.
OB.
He helped slaves escape from Southern plantations and find freedom in the North.
O C.
He built a cottage on Ralph Waldo Emerson's property to study self-discipline.
He refused to pay a poll tax as a protest against the Mexican-American War.
OD.