Henry David Thoreau.
He practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes to protest the war.
The Colonist Were Not Represented In Parliament
The colonists started boycotting, tarring and feathering tax collectors, and using cartoons/speeches/pamphlets as ways to protest the taxes.
by boycotting products.
To protest slavery
He practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes to protest the war.
To protest slavery
taxes
Henry was put in jail due to failure to pay his taxes. Bringing up the question 'Why did he not pay his taxes?' Henry refused to pay his taxes which went to the government and he believed his tax money supported the Mexican War. Henry wanted nothing to do with killing of any human being.
Thoreau was critical of America's public attitude towards the Mexican-American War, as he believed it was driven by aggressive expansionism rather than principles of justice and morality. He famously protested the war and refused to pay his taxes in protest of the government's actions.
The Anahuac Protest of 1832 was a confrontation between Texas colonists and Mexican authorities in Anahuac, Texas. The colonists were protesting against the implementation of taxes and the courier system by Mexican officials. The protest escalated into a standoff, but ultimately the Mexican authorities withdrew and some of the colonists' demands were met.
The Colonist Were Not Represented In Parliament
refused to pay taxes during the Mexican war
Thoreau went to jail for refusing to pay taxes as a form of protest against the Mexican-American War and the institution of slavery. He believed that by going to jail, he was standing up for his principles and refusing to support a government that he believed was unjust.
There is no requirement to protest British taxes currently, and many British citizens do not do this.
Bailey was in jail for refusing to pay taxes in protest against the Mexican-American War and slavery. He believed that by paying taxes, he was supporting the war and the unjust system of slavery, so he chose to resist through civil disobedience.
Henry David Thoreau broke the law by refusing to pay taxes because he believed it supported unjust institutions like slavery and the Mexican-American War. He wanted to protest these injustices and demonstrate his commitment to civil disobedience as a form of protest against an unjust government.