What american writer claimed it was not just our right as americans, but also our duty, to defy unjust laws and has subsequently influenced social leaders such as mahatma gandhi and martin luther king?

The correct answer is B) Henry David Thoreau.

The American writer claimed it was not just our right as Americans, but also our duty, to defy unjust laws and has subsequently influenced social leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, was Henry David Thoreau.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American writer and journalist that wrote the famous essay "Civil Disobedience." He opposed the Mexican-American War and supported abolition. He considered slavery a terrible thing. This ideas heavily influence activist in later years as was the case of Gandhi in India, and Dr. Martin LUther King Jr. in America.

The other options of the question were a) James Baldwin, c) James Rusell Lowell, and d) Abraham Lincoln.

the answer is a new goverment.

the answer is c. they believed the royal family should hold all the power.