Cross-Curricular Connections

from Civil Disobedience

Thoreau believed that “the government is best which governs not at all.” Throughout history, there have been different opinions about the role government should play in society. Click on the link below to better understand the structure and responsibilities of the U.S. government.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/index.html

One of the reasons Thoreau refused to pay a poll tax was in protest against the U.S. war with Mexico. Click on the link below to learn about the war, its causes, and its results.

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html