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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement BEST summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.
B
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slaves.
C
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slaves.
D
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.

Detailed explanation-2: -What was the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on northerners when it was published in 1852? The anti-slavery novel spoke out against slavery. Northerners were inspired by the book to end slavery.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, Slavery, and the Civil War Stowe’s candor on the controversial subject of slavery encouraged others to speak out, further eroding the already precarious relations between northern and southern states and advancing the nation’s march toward Civil War.

Detailed explanation-4: -It brought slavery to life for many Northerners. It did not necessarily make these people devoted abolitionists, but the book began to move more and more Northerners to consider ending the institution of slavery. In 1862, Stowe met President Abraham Lincoln while she was visiting Washington, DC.

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