Read this excerpt from “Civil Disobedience.”

[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?

The United States had a right to rebel against Mexico.

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

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

— Henry David Thoreau
“Civil Disobedience”
(1849)