Henry David Thoreau

• Which college did Thoreau attend?


  Harvard College in 1833.
• What subjects fascinated Thoreau?


  Natural history and philosophy.
• What lifestyle did Thoreau champion?


  A simple and self-sufficient way of life.
• What movement was Thoreau strongly associated with against slavery?


  The abolitionist movement.
• Name one of Thoreau's famous essays.


  “Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience)” (1849).
• In which year was "A Plea for Captain John Brown" published?


  1859.
• What is the title of Thoreau's work on his experience along the rivers?


  "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" (1849).
• What year was "The Maine Woods" published?

  1864.