Read this excerpt from “Civil Disobedience.”
Overrun means “invaded.”
Subjected to means “placed under

When] a whole country is unjustly overrun and conquered by a foreign army, and subjected to military law, I think that it is not too soon for honest men to rebel.

— Henry David Thoreau
“Civil Disobedience”
(1849)

Which of the following statements best describes Thoreau's view of the war?

A The United States had a right to rebel against Mexico.

B The war against Mexico was wrong, and Americans should oppose it.

CThe United States improved conditions in Mexico by enforcing the law.