AMERICAN LITERATURE
ELIZABETHAN ERA
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Question
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Which American President reportedly referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as “the little lady who made this big war”?
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George Washington
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John Adams
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Abraham Lincoln
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John. F. Kennedy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The novel sold 300, 000 copies within three months and was so widely read that when President Abraham Lincoln met Stowe in 1862, he reportedly said, “So this is the little lady who made this big war.”
Detailed explanation-2: -It is reported that upon being introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, Abraham Lincoln fondly commented she was “the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
Detailed explanation-3: -Harriet was the daughter, wife and sister of famous preachers. She criticized President Lincoln early in the Civil War, but changed her attitude after meeting with him in 1862.
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