Answer and explanation;
-Thoreau wanted to suggest that one should be willing to go to great lengths for a belief.
-Thoreau's imprisonment occurred because he did not support his government for which he felt was war-mongering and supported slavery.
-He was imprisoned because of it and urged every civilized citizen to do the same. Just as his imprisonment was unfair, so was the government's behavior towards African Americans and anyone who opposed it.
Anti-Federalists were against the US Constitution because they believed that the new Constitution created a strong central government that had the capacity of becoming a tyranny. They believed that there should not have a central government or a central government should be a weak one. Eventually, the Anti Federalists were able to push for the approval of the Bill of Rights as a way to make the Central Government less powerful and to respect people’s basic rights.
Winfield Scott
After the outbreak of the Mexican–American War in 1846, Scott initially served as an administrator, but in 1847 he led a campaign against the Mexican capital of Mexico City.