USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Perhaps just as important as its effect, however, was Stowe’s original impetus for writing. Shortly before Stowe began writing the novel, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed. The Act was a portion of the Compromise of 1850 and caused consternation among abolitionists around the nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following increased pressure from Southern politicians, Congress passed a revised Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. Part of Henry Clay’s famed Compromise of 1850-a group of bills that helped quiet early calls for Southern secession-this new law forcibly compelled citizens to assist in the capture of runaways.

Detailed explanation-3: -The turning point in Stowe’s personal and literary life came in 1849, when her son died in a cholera epidemic that claimed nearly 3000 lives in her region. She later said that the loss of her child inspired great empathy for enslaved mothers who had their children sold away from them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ohio abolitionists encouraged people to oppose any attempts to enforce it and referred to the legislation as the “Kidnap Law.” The act enraged author Harriet Beecher Stowe and its passage is attributed to have caused her to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin.