SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
UNCLE TOMS CABIN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The slaves
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a percentage of profits
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that he is able to help
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the clothes as proof that they have been caught.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Haley tells Mr. Shelby of an incident in which a trader bought a woman, but did not want her child. Separated roughly from her baby, the slave woman died from overwhelming grief. Haley reassuringly says that he would have treated the situation more gently and diplomatically.
Detailed explanation-2: -Haley, a coarse slave buyer. Mr. Shelby has fallen into debt and must sell several slaves to raise money, or else he will lose all his land and property. He tells Haley of a fine slave he owns, Uncle Tom-an uncommonly good and honest man, and a devout Christian.
Detailed explanation-3: -Haley. The slave trader who buys Uncle Tom and Harry from Mr. Shelby. A gruff, coarse man, Haley presents himself as a kind individual who treats his slaves well.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the sale, a woman named Aunt Hagar worries that her fourteen-year-old son, Albert, will be sold without her. Haley offers to buy Albert for plantation work but not Hagar, since she is too old and worn for hard labor.