1.  Government does best when standing aside  Gov. is responsible for keeping the country free, settling the west, or educating. It is done by the character of the American people  Don’t get rid of government, we just need to improve it

2.  By answering to the majority, democracies answer the desires of the strongest group, not the most virtuous or thoughtful  Government based on principle cannot be based on justice  Our obligation is to do what is right, not follow unjust government  “I think we should be men first and subjects afterward."

3.  "If the law is of such nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law."

4.  Brief Biography Brief Biography

5.  Letter Letter  Brief Biography Brief Biography

6.  Sit-Ins Sit-Ins

7.  Brief Bio Brief Bio

8.  Thesis: How Thoreau influenced this person/group and what they had in common.  Quote Thoreau and your chosen person/group (view their actions through their own words) and outline the following:  Basic beliefs  Actions they took that align with Thoreau’s advice  Consequences they endured  Aftermath/social change they created  Thoreau needs to be embedded in each paragraph as the driving force of this person’s/group’s actions.