Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. published in 1849 by inspired by the writer’s experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the mexican-american war.

1)
a. "civil disobedience"
b. walden
c. "self-reliance"
d. "nature"

2)
a. ralph waldo emerson
b. amos bronson alcott
c. henry david thoreau
d. nathaniel hawthorne

Published in 1849, "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau was inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the Mexican-American War.

Explanation: Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist and tax resister. He opposed to the Mexican-American War and he protested against it by refusing to pay six years of poll taxes. After spending a night in prison for the refusal, he delivered a lecture on the rights of individuals, which gave form to his essay "Civil Disobedience". In this text, Thoreau claims that governments are always trying to manipulate the consciences of the citizens.

a.) it provides a clue to solve the mystery.

appeal to ethos is your answer.