I have paid no poll tax in six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night.
-Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849
Use the except to answer the following question.
How did Thoreau justify this act of civil disobedience?
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Responses
He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes.
He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes.
He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas.
He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas.
He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.
He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.
He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War
He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War.
The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States.
The effect of the Canal was both immediate and dramatic, and settlers poured west. The explosion of trade prophesied by Governor Clinton began, spurred by freight rates from Buffalo to New York of $10 per ton by Canal, compared with $100 per ton by road. In 1829, there were 3,640 bushels of wheat transported down the Canal from Buffalo. By 1837 this figure had increased to 500,000 bushels; four years later it reached one million. In nine years, Canal tolls more than recouped the entire cost of construction.
Within 15 years of the Canal's opening, New York was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined.
—New York Canals
Use the passage to answer the question.
How did the economic success of the Erie Canal impact westward expansion?
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Responses
There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West.
There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West.
There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East.
There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East.
The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West.
The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West.
There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system.