Question

Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. Her protest was most similar to which of the following?

(A) The dumping of chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor by colonists disguised as American Indians
(B) The jailing of Henry David Thoreau for not paying taxes for what he considered an immoral war
(C) The federal suit to free the enslaved Dred Scott after he resided in a free state
(D) The raid of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry

Answer 1

Answer: (B) The jailing of Henry David Thoreau for not paying taxes for what he considered an immoral war