SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
UNCLE TOMS CABIN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Tom’s death
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Eliza’s escape
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Tom beating the girl
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Tom’s daughter’s wedding
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Why Did Stowe Write Uncle Tom’s Cabin? In the summer of 1849, Harriet’s 18-month-old son, Samuel Charles, died of cholera. This crushing grief was incorporated into Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Stowe said it helped her understand the pain enslaved mothers felt when their children were sold away from them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eliza successfully escapes slavery with her son, fleeing to the North and eventually making her way to Liberia with her son and husband. Eva is the embodiment of moral purity, a young, innocent girl.
Detailed explanation-4: -Book Summary. Arthur Shelby, a Kentucky farmer and slaveowner, is forced by debt to sell two slaves-Uncle Tom and Harry, the young son of his wife’s servant Eliza-to a trader named Haley.