The American transcendentalist who defended his refusal to pay taxes to support the Mexican War in his essay "Civil Disobedience" was
A) Herman Melville.
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
D) Henry David Thoreau.

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Henry David Thoreau wrote "Civil Disobedience" to explain his opposition to paying taxes that supported the Mexican War, advocating for nonviolent protest against unjust government policies.

The American Transcendentalist Who Defended His Refusal to Pay Taxes