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How has the act of Civil Disobedience shaped our nation?

Civil Disobedience...

How has the act of Civil Disobedience shaped our nation?

Civil Disobedience has shaped our nation for the better. It acts as a guide for lawmakers. Without Civil Disobedience, this nation would be full of unconstitutional laws with no one to change them.

  • It has limited the government from having too much power
  • It has showed what the people want and it points out what is unconstitutional.

Notable People

Examples of Civil Disobedience

  • Rosa Parks

The responses to:

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

The Sugar Act of 1764

The Stamp Act of 1765

  • Henry Thoreau

The Quartering Acts

The Townshend Acts

  • Susan B Anthony

The Intolerable Acts

Works Cited

"More on What Civil Disobedience Can and Cannot Do." Slacktivist. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015

Examples of Civil Disobedience

[In Depth]

"Parliamentary Taxation of Colonies, International Trade, and the American Revolution, 1763–1775 - 1750–1775 - Milestones - Office of the Historian." Parliamentary Taxation of Colonies, International Trade, and the American Revolution, 1763–1775 - 1750–1775 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015.

  • Henry Thoreau was against the US-Mexican war and didn't feel it was right to pay taxes. He spent a day in jail.
  • Rosa Parks felt it was unjust that the law required her to give her seat up to a white man. Parks was jailed but it made others question if this was just.

"March on The Pentagon" American History ABC-CLIO 2015 Web May 12 20

Watts, Tim "American Philosophy" American History ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web.12 May, 2015

Unity and Discord: Dilemma; Opening "American History ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web" May 2015

Gaia, Susande, "Civil Disobedience during the Civil Rights Era "American History ABC-CLIO 2015 Web" May 2015

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