Which of the following is evidence of the historical context which “civil disobedience” was written? check three boxes that best apply. a. reference to the mexican american war b. reference to other literature of the time c. reference to north american geography d. reference to political ideas of the time

it's A, B, and D if you don't wanna read all of that

          Henry D. Thoreau's Resistance to Civil Government,On the duty of Civil Disobedience, bring us his way of changing things that he does not feel is right, or just. He advices that when a law or a government action is not rightful and just for you, the best way of protesting against it is not paying your taxes; He did not wanted to finance the Mexican- American war, and the laws that support slavery, so he stopped paying his taxes and went to jail,  thinking that  if every good person who thinks the same way stops paying their taxes and suffer the penalty as well, the government will be inclined to change these unjust measures.

         "(...)If the alternative is to keep all just men in prison, or give up war and slavery, the State will not hesitate which to choose. If a thousand men were not to pay their tax-bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood. This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible."   Excerpt of On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.

        Thoreau makes some reference to other literature of the time, one that represents opposite ideas to his:

        "Paley, a common authority with many on moral questions, in his chapter on the “Duty of Submission to Civil Government,” resolves all civil obligation into expediency; and he proceeds to say, “that so long as the interest of the whole society requires it, that is, so long as the established government cannot be resisted or changed without public inconveniency, it is the will of God that the established government be obeyed, and no longer.”"

         William Paley, in this excerpt is stating that Government must be obeyed, no matter what happens.

          The text presents some references of political ideas of the time, ideas that he does not support and makes he think of the Civil Disobedience strategy. The government is eager of territory expansion through wars and keeping slavery. He, in the following excerpt  states the government ideas that many people supports:

        "Practically speaking, the opponents to a reform in Massachusetts are not a hundred thousand politicians at the South, but a hundred thousand merchants and farmers here, who are more interested in commerce and agriculture than they are in humanity, and are not prepared to do justice to the slave and to Mexico, cost what it may. I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with, and do the bidding of those far away, and without whom the latter would be harmless. We are accustomed to say, that the mass of men are unprepared; but improvement is slow, because the few are not materially wiser or better than the many."

          So, best options that apply as evidence to the historical context in which "Civil Disobedience" was written, based on the text is: A. Reference to the Mexican American war; B.Reference to other literature of the time. ;D.Reference to political ideas of the time.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

to inform the reader that the text will take a second look at the grimms’ original tales