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Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau

Things to know about Henry David Thoreau

Main IdeaS

  • Born July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts.
  • Died May 6, 1862, in Concord, Massachusetts
  • Began writing in the 1840's with his mentor/friend Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  • In 1845, he stayed in Walden Pond for two years where he wrote his master work, Walden.
  • Becomes known for his beliefs in Transcendentalism and Civil Disobedience.
  • Dedicated abolitionist (against slavery)

Transcendental philosophy - philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the study of the processes of thought, or a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical: in the U.S., associated with Emerson.

Major Thoughts/perspectives

Civil Disobedience - the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and nonpayment of taxes.

Thoreau's Civil Disobedience expresses the obligation to prioritize one's moral sense over the authority of the law.

Famous quote; "The government is best which governs the least"

1849 Thoreau writes

an essay entitled Civil Disobedience this is where he outlines his ideas about peaceful opposition to unjust laws or government actions

By the end of this presentation you Will have Cornell Notes on the following

  • Henry David Thoreau - DOB/DOD significant Life Events
  • Key Terms
  • Transcendentalism
  • Civil Disobedience
  • Abolitionist
  • What happened in 1849
  • Famous Quote

He actually went to jail (in 1846) for refusing to pay taxes that supported the Mexican American War (1846-1848)

Thoreau inspired

Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Interesting facts about Thoreau

  • He was a teacher
  • He was not rich
  • He loved the outdoors
  • Many consider him to be one of the first environmentalists
  • He often did odd jobs for money
  • He kept a journal most of his life that was published when he died (14 volumes)
  • He never married
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