Henry david thoreau lived from 1817 until 1862, mainly in the area of concord, massachusetts. the issue that would tear the country apart in the 1860s had already begun dividing the nation. thoreau was only 14 when nat turner led the slave rebellion in virginia and was later hanged. in his late 20s, thoreau began speaking against slavery in public, echoing the voices of freedmen like frederick douglass and lewis hayden. what is the main idea of the paragraph?

thoreau lived in massachusetts.

thoreau did not support slavery.

thoreau led a slave rebellion.

thoreau was born in 1917.