Upon meeting her, why did Abraham Lincoln (allegedly) say to Harriet
Beecher Stowe,
"So you're the little lady who started this great war!"
Choose 1 answer:
A
Stowe's advocacy of the institution of slavery through widely-
published tracts and pamphlets had prompted Southern states to
secede from the Union.
B
The Supreme Court case about Stowe (an enslaved woman who
had crossed to a northern state with her owner and then
unsuccessfully sued him for freedom) had outraged abolitionists in
the North.
C
Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin had brought abolitionist
sentiment into the mainstream, increasing sectional tension to the
breaking point.

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∻Answer∻ ⚹ The correct answer is C: Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin had brought abolitionist sentiment into the mainstream, increasing sectional tension to the breaking point. ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ The publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852 played a significant role in shaping public opinion against slavery and heightened sectional tensions between the North and South. (KC-5.2.II.B) ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was a powerful anti-slavery work that depicted the harsh realities of slavery. Its widespread popularity and emotional impact helped galvanize the abolitionist movement in the North and increased tensions with the Southern states, contributing to the events leading up to the Civil War.⚹◊What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin have on increasing sectional tension in the United States⍭ Generate me a similar question◊⚶[{"title": "Celebrating A TRUE Hero Of The Abolition Movement", "video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6qF6SN4Ts4"}, {"title": "Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out 2011: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.", "video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqoTLFrIat4"}]⚶

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